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odyssey

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈɑːdəsi/ · UK /ˈɒdɪsi/

odyssey means: A long journey filled with adventures and unusual experiences.

noun

ADVENTUROUS JOURNEYC1

A long journey filled with adventures and unusual experiences.

  • Their odyssey lasted three years.
  • She wrote about her odyssey across Africa.
  • The sailors finally returned home after an extraordinary odyssey.

Similar words: journey, voyage, adventure

Common phrases: long odyssey, epic odyssey, odyssey across something

INNER JOURNEYC1

A long search for knowledge, understanding, or spiritual truth that changes you.

  • The book describes her spiritual odyssey.
  • His intellectual odyssey began with a question about time.
  • Years of study took her on an odyssey of self-discovery.

Similar words: quest, journey

Common phrases: spiritual odyssey, intellectual odyssey, personal odyssey

Questions about odyssey

What does odyssey mean?

A long journey filled with adventures and unusual experiences.

What is odyssey in other languages?

Türkçe: maceralı yolculuk · Español: odisea · Français: odyssée · Deutsch: Odyssee · Italiano: odissea · 日本語: 冒険の旅

How do you pronounce odyssey?

In American English /ˈɑːdəsi/; in British English /ˈɒdɪsi/.

How do you use odyssey in a sentence?

Their odyssey lasted three years. She wrote about her odyssey across Africa.

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