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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

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABYRINTH | 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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   labyrinth: [noun] a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges.

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

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   Labyrinth definition: an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.. See examples of LABYRINTH used in a sentence.

5. 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".

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLABYRINTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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