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oedipus rex
noun
()
(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
Synonyms:
king oedipus,
oedipus
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