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odyssey

/ˈɒdəsi/noun

उच्चारण ऑडसी

लंबी साहसिक यात्रा, यात्रा-गाथा

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    [C] literary

    a long journey full of experiences

    लंबी साहसिक यात्रा, यात्रा-गाथा

    • her odyssey from a small village to the IAS
    • Her journey from a tiny hamlet to Delhi University was a true odyssey.
    • Their odyssey across the continent by train took three months.
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    • The refugees' odyssey ended in a small, safe town.
    • His odyssey from clerk to director taught him much about life.

    Synonyms journey voyage quest trek pilgrimage

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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od·ys·sey

With y and double s (not 'odessy' or 'oddysey').

y और दो s के साथ ('odessy' या 'oddysey' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Homer's Greek epic 'The Odyssey', about the ten-year journey home of the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) after the Trojan War.

Homer के यूनानी महाकाव्य 'The Odyssey' से, जो ट्रॉय युद्ध के बाद नायक Odysseus (Ulysses) की दस साल की घर-वापसी की यात्रा के बारे में है।

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One-word substitution

A long adventurous journey is an odyssey.

लंबी साहसिक यात्रा odyssey।

General knowledge

Homer also wrote 'The Iliad'; Kubrick's film '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

Homer ने 'The Iliad' भी लिखी; Kubrick की फ़िल्म '2001: A Space Odyssey'।