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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. 2
   The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey. Greek

Synonyms

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drifterfloaterflying dutchmangadgadaboutitinerant

Example

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"Odysseus and Morpheus are pronounced, with perfect regularity, like Zeus."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulysses.

Related phrases

trojan horsetrojan war

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