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noun • a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom | ||||
| 53% | 7 | Play by Sophocles that tells his story | ||
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 | ||||
| 40% | 8 | Like Oedipus's curse in "Oedipus Rex" | ||
adjective satellite • characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is • humorously sarcastic or mocking | ||||
Oedipus ___ Sophocles Play
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