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- 1. a Greek hexameter epic poem traditionally ascribed to Homer, describing the travels of Odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the fall of Troy. He eventually returned home to Ithaca and killed the suitors who had plagued his wife Penelope during his absence.
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noun [ C usually sing ] us / ˈɑd·ə·si / Add to word list. a long trip or period involving a lot of different and exciting activities, esp. while searching for something: The movie follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother he was separated from at birth.
1. : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune. his odyssey from rural South to urban North, from poverty to affluence, from Afro-American folk culture to a Eurocentric world of books J. E. Wideman. 2. : an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest. an odyssey of self-discovery.
noun [ C usually sing ] us / ˈɑd·ə·si / Add to word list. a long trip or period involving a lot of different and exciting activities, esp. while searching for something: The movie follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother he was separated from at birth.
Odyssey definition: an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.. See examples of ODYSSEY used in a sentence.
As with the word journey, odyssey has both a literal meaning and a figurative one. A cross-country drive in which your car breaks down can be an odyssey, but so can the journey from orientation to finals that is the freshman year of college.
Definition of odyssey noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (italics) an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. 2. (often lc) a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.
