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lab⋅y⋅rin⋅thine

  [lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a labyrinth.
2. complicated; tortuous: the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.
Also, lab⋅y⋅rin⋅thi⋅an  [lab-uh-rin-thee-uhn] , lab⋅y⋅rin⋅thic.

Origin:
1740–50; labyrinth + -ine 1

Related forms:
lab⋅y⋅rin⋅thi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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lab·y·rin·thine   (lāb'ə-rĭn'thĭn, -thēn')   
adj.  Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth: "the labyrinthine corridors ... of bureaucratic red tape" (William H. Hallahan).
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Labyrinthine

Lab`y*rin"thine\, a. Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.
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Main Entry: lab·y·rin·thine
Pronunciation: -'rin(t)-th&n; -'rin-"thIn, -"thEn
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, affecting, ororiginating in the inner ear labyrinthine lesions>
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labyrinthine lab·y·rin·thine (lāb'ə-rĭn'thĭn, -thēn')
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth.

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