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odyssey

Pronunciation:  'âdisee, 'âdisee

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a long wandering and eventful journey
  2. [n]  a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
 
 See Also: epic, epic poem, epos, journey, journeying

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Od"ys*sey\, n. [L. Odyssea, Gr. ?, fr. ? Ulysses: cf.F.
Odyss['e]e.]
An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return
of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.

 

 

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