Oedipus Rex

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noun

a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.

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Also called Oed·ipus Ty·ran·nus

[ti-ran-uhs]. /tɪˈræn əs/.

Words nearby Oedipus Rex

Oedipean, oedipism, Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus complex, Oedipus Rex, oedometer, OEEC, Oehlenschläger, oeil-de-boeuf, oeillade

How to use Oedipus Rex in a sentence

In the 24-hours before a rap battle, T-Rex likes to be alone.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If T-Rex is a rapper by which to set your watch, Daylyt is something of a controversial showman.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Going first in the final round T-Rex delivered another solid rap and assured his position as champion.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The focus showed in his performance, with T-Rex unquestionably winning all three rounds.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The most famous trail of prints has been nicknamed “Johnny Walker” by researchers and was made by a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex.
294 Dinosaurs Once Walked on This Wall in Bolivia|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Via, says Rex, meaning the road; communis is common; omnibus to all, meaning thereby—but perchance I weary you?
First Plays|A. A. Milne
He lived to be ninety years old, and produced the most beautiful of his tragedies in his eightieth year, the "Oedipus at Colonus."
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
They are speaking, truly, but only Oedipus can solve the riddle and comprehend their mute speech.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems|Ivan Turgenev
Imo, rex augustissime—biennium fere apud lugdunenses Moratus sum.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
One of Friedrich Rex's worst adventures was his latest; commenced some five or six years ago , and now not far from terminating.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

Cultural definitions for Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

[ (ed-uh-puhs, ee-duh-puhs reks) ]

A tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the fall of Oedipus. (See under “Mythology and Folklore.”)