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noun, masculine

œdipe

/e.dip/

noun, masculine/e.dip/plural: œdipes

a person adept at solving puzzles; a crossword enthusiast, a cruciverbalist; Oedipus complex

From Œdipe (“Oedipus”). The puzzle-solving sense recalls Oedipus's ability to solve the riddle of the sphinx.

œdipe — French Dictionary | Passage