Rex
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- noun
- /rɛks/
- Formal
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rex
- The rex issued a decree that changed the laws of the kingdom.
Oedipus in Oedipus Rex is going to make a choice.
- Oedipus in Oedipus Rex is going to make a choice.
- I mean, the Odyssey and the Iliad, but also Oedipus Rex, you know, not much later.
- But thank goodness that one of those plays is Oedipus Rex.
Examples
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Jesus of Nazareth in Latin, Rex, king of the Jews.
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I've written about it somewhere, but because the term that the Western word in the ancient times has been Rex for royalty and the king.
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The fact that Pilate who put over the cross of Jesus, Jesus Nazareneus, Rex Eudaorum, right, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
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The fact that Pilate who put over the cross of Jesus, Jesus Nazareneus Rex Eudaorum, right, Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews.
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In medieval times, every land was ruled by a rex who held absolute power.
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During the coronation ceremony, the new rex was crowned in front of all his subjects.
Synonyms
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A man who rules a country and usually gets the job from his family
A man who rules a country as its king
Compounds
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A very large meat-eating dinosaur from North America that stood on two legs with a big head and sharp teeth
- Specialized
A houseplant grown for its large patterned leaves in silver, purple, and bronze
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Etymology
Rex comes from Latin and means 'king'. You still see it on old coins and in royal titles, and in names like Tyrannosaurus rex ('king of the tyrant lizards'), so Rex today means a male king or ruler.