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Dictionary: od·ys·sey   (ŏd'ĭ-sē) pronunciation

n., pl., -seys.
  1. An extended adventurous voyage or trip.
  2. An intellectual or spiritual quest: an odyssey of discovery.

[After theODYSSEY.]


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IN BRIEF: A Greek epic poem. Also: A long wandering and eventful journey.

pronunciation Because our car broke down in the middle of nowhere, our vacation felt like an unpleasant odyssey.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a long wandering and eventful journey


Wikipedia: Odyssey (disambiguation)
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The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer.

Odyssey or The Odyssey may also refer to:

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Business and industry

Computing and gaming

Music

Albums

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Science

  • 2001 Mars Odyssey, an American spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars
  • Odyssey, callsign of the Command Module for the Apollo 13 space mission

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Fictional spacecraft


Translations: Odyssey
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - odyssé

Nederlands (Dutch)
Odyssee, lange interessante reis

Français (French)
n. - odyssée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Odyssee

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (το έπος) Οδύσσεια, (μτφ.) κακουχίες, ταλαιπωρίες

Italiano (Italian)
odissea

Português (Portuguese)
n. - odisséia (f)

Русский (Russian)
одиссея

Español (Spanish)
n. - odisea

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - odyssé, irrfärd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
长途飘泊

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長途飄泊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 호머의 대서사시, 장기간의 방랑

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 長期の冒険旅行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تجوال طويل, هجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסע הרפתקאות, אודיסאה‬


 
 
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