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10 Language-to-English DictionariesL'Hérodyssée
/le.ʁɔ.di.se/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An epic journey, voyage, or narrative inspired by or chronicling historical investigations and geographical discoveries in the style of Herodotus.
"Le livre du voyageur se lit comme une véritable l'hérodyssée à travers les civilisations anciennes." - 2
A complex, sprawling quest for historical truth or cultural understanding.
"Sa quête des origines familiales s'est transformée en une véritable l'hérodyssée."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from French as a portmanteau blending 'Hérodote' (Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian known as the father of history) and 'Odyssée' (Odyssey, epic journey). Coined in literary and academic French contexts to describe grand historical travels or narratives of discovery modeled after classical epic odysseys.
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l'hérodyssée
Transliteration: /le.ʁɔ.di.se/
"Cette exploration est une véritable l'hérodyssée littéraire."
Herodyssee
Transliteration: /heʁoˈdʏsi̯e/
"Die Reise war eine wahre Herodyssee durch die Geschichte."
erodissea
Transliteration: /e.ro.disˈse.a/
"Il suo viaggio è stato una vera erodissea."
herodisea
Transliteration: /e.ɾo.ðiˈse.a/
"La expedición resultó ser una gran herodisea."
herodisséia
Transliteration: /e.ɾo.diˈse.i.ɐ/
"A busca pelo conhecimento foi uma verdadeira herodisséia."
ऐतिहासिक महायात्रा
Transliteration: aitihasik mahayatra
"यह यात्रा इतिहास की एक महायात्रा थी।"
希罗多德史诗之旅
Transliteration: xī luó duō dé shǐ shī zhī lǚ
"这次探索是一场伟大的希罗多德史诗之旅。"
헤로도토스의 대여정
Transliteration: herodotoseuui daeyeojeong
"그의 탐험은 헤로도토스의 대여정과 같았다."
ヘロドトスの大紀行
Transliteration: herodotosu no daikikō
"彼の旅はまさにヘロドトスの大紀行であった。"
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