oed|i|pal

oed|i|pal
Oed|i|pal or oed|i|pal «EHD uh puhl, EE duh-», adjective.
of, having to do with, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex: »

[He] has succeeded in a most difficult biographical enterprise—to write of a famous father without…indulging in Oedipal iconoclasm (Time).

Oed´i|pal|ly, adverb.

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  • Oed´i|pal|ly — Oed|i|pal or oed|i|pal «EHD uh puhl, EE duh », adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex: »[He] has succeeded in a most difficult biographical enterprise to write of a famous father without…indulging in …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oed|i|pal — or oed|i|pal «EHD uh puhl, EE duh », adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex: »[He] has succeeded in a most difficult biographical enterprise to write of a famous father without…indulging in Oedipal… …   Useful english dictionary

  • oed — oed·i·pal; oed·i·pe·an; oed·i·pus; pat·i·oed; oed·i·pal·ly; …   English syllables

  • pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… …   English syllables

  • palæography — noun /ˌpælɪˈɒɡɹəfi,ˌpeɪlɪˈɒɡɹəfi,ˌpeɪliˈɑɡɻəfi/ a) The study of ancient forms of writing.<ref name= OED /> PALÆOGRAPHY. The study of antient documents, called by modern antiquaries ‘ Palæography,’ is too extensive a subject to be canvassed… …   Wiktionary

  • oedipal — oed·i·pal …   English syllables

  • oedipally — oed·i·pal·ly …   English syllables

  • oedipal — oed|i|pal [ edıpl, idıpl ] adjective related to an Oedipus complex …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • oedipal — oed•i•pal [[t]ˈɛd ə pəl, ˈi də [/t]] adj. (often cap.) psi of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • Tamil language — Tamil தமிழ் tamiḻ Pronunciation [t̪ɐmɨɻ] Spoken in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, where it has offi …   Wikipedia

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