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   labyrinth

   /ˈlab(ə)rɪnθ/

   noun

   • 1. a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze: "you lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets" Similar mazewarrennetworkcomplexwebcoilentanglement
   • ▪ an intricate and confusing arrangement: "a labyrinth of conflicting laws and regulations" Similar tanglewebmorassjunglesnarltwistturncomplexityconfusioncomplicationentanglementconvolutionintricacyjumblemishmashhotchpotchhodgepodgearchaic:perplexity
   • 2. a complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).
   • ▪ an accessory respiratory organ of certain fish.

   Word Origin late Middle English (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus to house the Minotaur): from French labyrinthe or Latin labyrinthus, from Greek laburinthos.

   Derivatives

   • 1. labyrinthian adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › labyrinthLABYRINTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LABYRINTH definition: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › labyrinthLabyrinth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers. b. : a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges. 2. : something extremely complex or tortuous (see tortuous sense 1) in structure, arrangement, or character : intricacy, perplexity.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LabyrinthLabyrinth - Wikipedia

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   Labyrinth is a word of pre-Greek origin whose derivation and meaning are uncertain. Maximillian Mayer suggested as early as 1892 that labyrinthos might derive from labrys, a Lydian word for "double-bladed axe".

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › labyrinthLABYRINTH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings. Synonyms: knot, tangle, snarl, jungle, maze, warren. any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex: His papers were lost in an hellish bureaucratic labyrinth.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › labyrinthLabyrinth - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A labyrinth is a structure with many connected paths or passages in which it is hard to find your way. In figurative use, a labyrinth is a complicated situation: our tax code is a labyrinth of rules and regulations.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › labyrinthLABYRINTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she found his office. Synonym. maze (PLACE) literary. something that is very confusing: He was no stranger to the labyrinth of love. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Roads: pedestrian routes. alley. boardwalk.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › labyrinthLABYRINTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth, you mean that it is very complicated.