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lab·y·rin·thine
(lăb′ə-rĭn′thĭn, -thēn′) or lab·y·rin·thi·an (-thē-ən)adj.
Relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth: "the labyrinthine corridors ... of bureaucratic red tape" (William H. Hallahan).
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labyrinthine
(ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn) ,labyrinthian
orlabyrinthic
adj
1. of or relating to a labyrinth
2. resembling a labyrinth in complexity
ˌlabyˈrinthically adv
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lab•y•rin•thine
(ˌlæb əˈrɪn θɪn, -θin)also lab•y•rin•thi•an
(-θi ən)lab`y•rin′thic,
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a labyrinth.
2. complicated; tortuous: labyrinthine reasoning.
[1740–50]
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Adj. | 1. | labyrinthine - relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness" |
2. | ![]() complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
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labyrinthine
adjective
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labyrinthine
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
labyrinthine
[ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn] adj [streets, passages, paths] → labyrinthique
[structure, bureaucracy, process] → labyrinthique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
labyrinthine
adj → labyrinthisch (also fig), → labyrinthähnlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
labyrinthine
[ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn] (frm) adj → labirintico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lab·y·rin·thine
a. laberíntico-a, rel. a un laberinto;
___ artery → arteria ___;
___ fistula → fístula ___;
___ nystagmus → nistagmo ___;
___ veins → venas ___;
___ vertigo → vértigo ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012