œdipe
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Œdipe (“Oedipus”). The puzzle-solving sense recalls Oedipus's ability to solve the riddle of the sphinx.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
œdipe m (plural œdipes)
- a person adept at solving puzzles
- (by extension) a crossword enthusiast, a cruciverbalist
- Oedipus complex
Further reading[edit]
- “œdipe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.