odyssey
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одіссея
одиссея
Odyssee
An extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of homeAn extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
UK/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/US/ˈɑ.dɪ.si/
» Learning about the rules of that card game was a real odyssey.
Meaning
2 sensesAn extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
Odyssee
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An intellectual or spiritual quest.
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More definitions
- a long wandering and eventful journey
- a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Examples
3 sentencesLearning about the rules of that card game was a real odyssey.
In the Odyssey, the date-plum is the fruit of oblivion.
deIn der Odyssee ist die Dattelpflaume die Frucht des Vergessens.
The Bible is a neat story, and so is the Odyssey.
Translations
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Origin
From Odyssey, from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεία (Odusseía, “the story of Odysseus”).From Odyssey, from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεία (Odusseía, “the story of Odysseus”).
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