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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Odyssee
"Die Suche nach dem verlorenen Gepäck glich einer wahren Odyssee."
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A long, eventful journey or adventure.
"His career change turned into a multi-year odyssey."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek 'Odusseia', referring to the epic poem attributed to Homer detailing the long and eventful journey of Odysseus home after the Trojan War. The term entered English in the late 18th century and gradually evolved from specifically meaning a long wandering journey to metaphorically describing any long, eventful, and arduous quest or spiritual journey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odyssey" is said worldwide
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odyssée
Transliteration: odyssee
"Leur voyage à travers le pays fut une véritable odyssée."
Odyssee
Transliteration: Odyssee
"Die Suche nach dem verlorenen Gepäck glich einer wahren Odyssee."
odissea
Transliteration: odissea
"La burocrazia per ottenere i documenti è stata un'odissea."
odisea
Transliteration: odisea
"Cruzar la frontera se convirtió en una odisea."
odileia
Transliteration: odileia
"A viagem de trem transformou-se em uma longa odisseia."
लंबी यात्रा
Transliteration: lambi yatra
"उसकी यह खोज एक लंबी यात्रा साबित हुई।"
漫长而艰难的旅程
Transliteration: man chang er jian nan de lv cheng
"他的人生经历了一场漫长而艰难的旅程。"
파란만장한 여정
Transliteration: paranmanjanghan yeojeong
"그의 삶은 파란만장한 여정과 같았다."
長い冒険の旅
Transliteration: nagai boken no tabi
"彼の人生は長い冒険の旅のようだった。"
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