First Known Use: 15th century
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Jocasta
noun Jo·cas·ta \jō-ˈkas-tə\
Definition of JOCASTA
: a queen of Thebes who marries Oedipus not knowing that he is her son
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Origin of JOCASTA
Latin, from Greek Iokastē
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