od ‧ ys ‧ sey /ˈɒdəsi, ˈɒdɪsi $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] literary
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: The Odyssey ; ↑ Odysseus ]
1 . a series of experiences that teach you something about yourself or about life:
a spiritual odyssey
2 . a long journey with a lot of adventures or difficulties
on an odyssey
They departed Texas on a three-year odyssey that took them as far as Japan.