Ulysses

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/juːˈlɪ.siːz//ˈjuːlɪ.siːz/

proper noun

The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.

OriginLatin Ulyssēs →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Romanhuman sciencesThe Latin equivalent of Odysseus.

    "The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career."

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Introduction”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 138
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    Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago. […] Unlike Ulysses, I never got a chance to talk to departed relatives and friends, but it was close.

    1971 March 7, Marcus Brooke, “To Hades and Back (Hic) With Homer’s Help”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2024
  2. A male given name.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.
    2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
    3. A township and village therein, in Butler County, Nebraska, named after Ulysses S. Grant.
    4. A town in Tompkins County, New York.
    5. A borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, named Lewisville until 1968.
    6. A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. LatinUlyssēs
  2. EnglishUlysses

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.

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APA

Ulysses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulysses

MLA

“Ulysses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulysses. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ulysses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulysses.

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