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Meaning of "Odyssean" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ODYSSEAN

Odyssean  [ˌɒdɪˈsiːən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ODYSSEAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Odyssean is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ODYSSEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Odyssean Wicca

Odyssean Wicca is a Wiccan tradition created in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the late 1970s. Its principal founders were Tamarra and Richard James. Most of its practitioners today live in Ontario, but it also has members in the United States. The tradition differs from other initiatory Wiccan traditions in its emphasis on preparation of its members for public priesthood. The Odyssean tradition is strongly connected with the Wiccan Church of Canada, a public Wiccan church also founded by the Jameses.

Definition of Odyssean in the English dictionary

The definition of Odyssean in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characteristic of a Greek epic poem, attributed to Homer, describing the ten-year homeward wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ODYSSEAN


Aegean
iːˈdʒiːən
aeon
ˈiːən
Andalucian
ˌændəlʊˈsiːən
Andalusian
ˌændəlʊˈsiːən
Caribbean
ˌkærɪˈbiːən
eon
ˈiːən
Fijian
fiːˈdʒiːən
Korean
kəˈriːən
lien
ˈliːən
lyncean
lɪnˈsiːən
Medicean
ˌmɛdɪˈsiːən
Nicaean
naɪˈsiːən
panacean
ˌpænəˈsiːən
pantheon
pænˈθiːən
pean
ˈpiːən
Sadducean
ˌsædjʊˈsiːən
sien
ˈsiːən
Tennessean
ˌtɛnɪˈsiːən
Thesean
θɪˈsiːən
Tupian
tuːˈpiːən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ODYSSEAN

Odovacar
Odra
odso
odyl
odyle
odylism
Odysseus
Odyssey
odzooks
Oe
Oea
OECD
oecist
oecological
oecologically
oecologist
oecology
OECS

WORDS THAT END LIKE ODYSSEAN

bean
Boolean
Chilean
clean
dean
Drusean
European
Indian Ocean
Jamesean
jean
lean
Maglemosean
mean
Mediterranean
nosean
ocean
paradisean
sean
South Korean
the Caribbean

Synonyms and antonyms of Odyssean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Odyssean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ODYSSEAN

Find out the translation of Odyssean to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

奥德赛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Odyssean
570 millions of speakers

English

Odyssean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Odyssean
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Odyssean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Odyssean
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Odisseia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Odyssean
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

odysséenne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Odyssean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Odysseus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Odyssean
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Odyssean
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Odyssean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Odyssean
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Odyssean
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओडीसेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Odysseean´dan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dell´Odissea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Odyssean
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Odyssean
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Odyssean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Οδυσσειακών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Odyssean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Odyssean
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Odyssean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Odyssean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ODYSSEAN»

The term «Odyssean» is used very little and occupies the 168.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ODYSSEAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Odyssean

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODYSSEAN»

Discover the use of Odyssean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Odyssean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trance and Treatment, Second Edition: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis
They were steady, unemotional, organized individuals. They were not devoid of passion but were far more prone to value reason than passion. However, when passion was expressed by manipulating and controlling, some Odyssean features ...
Herbert Spiegel, David Spiegel, 2008
2
The Selected Works of Andrew Lang
Odyssey, shows a distinct advance along this line; and the distinction is still more marked if we group with the Odyssey four Books of the Iliad whose Odyssean physiognomy is well marked. Taking as our main guide the dissection of the plot as ...
Andrew Lang
3
John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero
This Odyssean quality makes Rooster Cogburn (1975) and Big Jake (1971) into comic films that use the journey to formulate their narrative themes, with Rooster and Jake as versions of the Odyssean hero of survival and return. In Homer's ...
Richard D. McGhee, 1999
4
Homer and His Age
But suppose, on the other hand, that the later Odyssean grammar abounds all through thewhole Iliad, thenthat grammar is not more Odyssean thanit isIliadic. The allegeddistinction of early Iliadic grammar,late Odyssean grammar, in that case ...
Andrew Lang, 2014
5
Virgil's Augustan Epic
Conversely, although games are not out of place in the odyssean half of the Aeneid, given that Odyssey 8 contains the Phaeacian games (cf. Ch. 9), those of Aeneid 5 derive their material largely from the funeral games for Patroclus in Iliad 23.
Francis Cairns, 1989
6
Homer's People: Epic Poetry and Social Formation
I have suggested that the Odyssean picture is in some ways typical of suitors in epic, more typical perhaps than has been acknowledged so far. And yet, it is equally clear that the Odyssey develops what it finds in a very specific direction.
Johannes Haubold, 2000
7
Travelers' Malaria
For the sake of simplicity, it has been suggested16 that airport malaria and its variants should collectively be termed "odyssean malaria," after the mythic Greek hero Odysseus of Trojan War fame (who, on his journey to be reunited with his wife ...
Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, 2008
8
The Unity of Homer
This has been the strong argument for the assertion that this tenth book of the Iliad is Odyssean and it has been repeated in practically all the adverse criticisms of this book. Some years ago I thought this argument might be strengthened by ...
John Adams Scott, 1965
9
Delphi Works of Andrew Lang (Illustrated)
But suppose, on the other hand, that the later Odyssean grammar abounds allthrough the whole Iliad, then that grammar is not moreOdyssean thanitis Iliadic. Thealleged distinction of early Iliadic grammar, late Odyssean grammar, in that case ...
Andrew Lang, 2013
10
Odyssean Sonnets
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Arthur Stanley Wheeler, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ODYSSEAN»

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Brisket Approval at Bludso's, The Goldster Spotted at Catch …
... this week, prompting plenty of folks to wonder aloud if the Times critic plans to pen an equally Odyssean review of the Jason Neroni spot. «Eater LA, Jul 15»
2
Harry's Homer — a humorous history
Yet he also visits places such as Delphi and Marathon, which have no Odyssean connection. He doesn't seem all that interested in the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
PREVIEW OF ANNUAL FIFTY-MILE-LONG GARAGE SALE
Just south of the cross-state waterbody is an even longer odyssean haul: This weekend's annual Fifty-Mile-Long Garage Sale, stretching from ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
4
What can you build in northwest Hoboken? Western Edge plan …
That Odyssean balancing act still remains the chief challenge before the City Council, but based on the dialogue at the past two city meetings, ... «The Hudson Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Roger Allen: I Am Subverting, Perhaps, the Best Intentions of the …
... assemblage, it's incessantly plural, has elements of travelogues in it, there's an Odyssean trajectory to it. … I think the crucial thing here is that ... «Oye! Times, Jul 15»
6
Classics Professor Compares House of Cards Trickster to Odysseus
Professor Nancy Sultan compares Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood to an Odyssean trickster figure, who fascinates and delights us as "a man ... «Illinois Wesleyan University, Jul 15»
7
This Brotrepreneur Wants to Make Beer Pong Less Disgusting
There are few things on this bright, blue marble that incite irony of Odyssean proportions more than surviving your frat's anus-smothered hazing ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
8
Why Star NBA Free Agents No Longer Want Big Cities
... an act associated with appreciative head nods and fist pumps when players fulfill their Odyssean void. Perhaps there's nothing we love more ... «Men's Journal, Jul 15»
9
First Watch: Stranger Cat, 'Sirens'
The sirens became her Odyssean Sirens, beautiful and dangerous and calling her out into the night. Those visuals dominate this video, which ... «KUAC, Jul 15»
10
MICHELLE MEREDITH: It's grim up North
My kin). The north is a mysterious place and our odyssean trek was filled with questions. Questions like 'why is that boy walking along the dual ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Odyssean [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/odyssean>. Apr 2024 ».
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