Oedipus
/ˈɛdɪpəs/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Greek
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More examples"Oedipus thought for a long while."
Etymology
From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).