saga — OAT · Shobdo

saga

noun

1 the Celts' tribal sagas abound with mythical figures:

epic, chronicle, legend, folk tale, romance, traditional story, history, narrative, adventure, fairy story, myth;

French roman-fleuve.

2 the embarrassed staff related the sorry saga of how the seats had been removed:

rigmarole, story, lengthy story/statement/explanation;

chain of events, catalog of disasters;

informal spiel, palaver.