Meaning & use
odyssey
A long, eventful journey or experience, especially one full of challenges and changes.
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Their two-year odyssey across three continents tested every bit of their patience.
Getting the visa approved turned into a bureaucratic odyssey lasting six months.
A note on using this word
The common noun odyssey comes from Homer's epic the Odyssey; it is often misspelled odysey or oddessey.
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