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odyssey
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun odyssey has 2 senses
- odyssey(n = noun.act) Array - a long wandering and eventful journey; Array is a kind of journey, journeying
- odyssey(n = noun.communication) Array - a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy; Array is a kind of epic, epic poem, epos, heroic poem
CIDE DICTIONARY
odyssey, n. [L. Odyssea, Gr. 'Ody`sseia, fr. 'Odyssey`s Ulysses: cf. F. Odyssée.].
An epic poem attributed to Homer , which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
odyssey, n. (pl. -eys) a series of wanderings; a long adventurous journey.
Derivative
Odyssean adj.
Etymology
L Odyssea f. Gk Odusseia, title of an epic poem attributed to Homer describing the adventures of Odysseus (Ulysses) on his journey home from Troy
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