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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a long wandering and eventful journey
2: a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -seys) Etymology: the Odyssey, epic poem attributed to Homer recounting the long wanderings of Odysseus Date: 1889 1. a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune 2. an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -eys) a series of wanderings; a long adventurous journey. Derivatives: 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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Odyssey 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(odysseys) An odyssey is a long exciting journey on which a lot of things happen. (LITERARY) The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey. N-COUNT