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Oedipus

nounmasculineliteraryuncommon/eˈdipu/É·di·po

Definition

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A figure in Greek mythology, king of Thebes, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Usage examples

Oedipus is the tragic hero of Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex.
The Oedipus complex is a central concept in psychoanalysis.