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Oedipean

Oedipean adjective: relating to Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.

Adjective

Oedipean (comparative more Oedipean, superlative most Oedipean)

  1. Relating to Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.

Forms of Oedipean

comparativemore Oedipean
superlativemost Oedipean

Questions about Oedipean

What does Oedipean mean?
Oedipean means relating to Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
What part of speech is Oedipean?
Oedipean is an adjective.

Words near Oedipean in the dictionary

  1. oedipalize
  2. oedipalized
  3. oedipalizes
  4. oedipalizing
  5. oedipally
  6. Oedipean
  7. oedipism
  8. oedipodid
  9. oedipodids
  10. Oedipus
  11. Oedipus complex

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