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DAEDAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus

Synonyms:

Daedal; Daedalus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Complex and ingenious in design or function

Example:

the daedal hand of nature

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)

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