OEDIPUS


Meaning of OEDIPUS in English

I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Oidipous Date: 1557 the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother, II. adjective Date: 1910 oedipal

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