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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Odyssey \Od"ys*sey\ ([o^]d"[i^]s*s[y^]), n. [L. Odyssea, Gr. 'Ody`sseia, fr. 'Odyssey`s 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

odyssey 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