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Meaning of Oedipus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɛdɪpəs

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of Oedipus.
    alt-of, obsolete
  2. A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
    Greek

Equivalents

العربية إديبوس - ابن ليس و جوكاستا . الأساطير اليونانيّة
Български Едип
Català Èdip
Čeština oidipovský Oidipus
Dansk Ødipus
Deutsch Ödipus
Ελληνικά Οιδίπους
Español Edipo
Français oedipe
Gaeilge Éideapús
Galego Edipo
Italiano Edipo
日本語 エディプス オイディプース
ქართული ოიდიპოსი
한국어 오이디푸스
Latina Oedipus
Polski Edyp
Português Édipo
Română Oedip
Русский Эдип

Examples

“1821, Sophocles, J. Savill Faucit, Œdipus, a musical drama, in three acts.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Oedipus complex oedometer OEE OEF œgophony oegopsid

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