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LABYRINTHINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

Example:

a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths

Synonyms:

labyrinthian; labyrinthine; mazy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear

Example:

labyrinthine deafness

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

labyrinth (a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)

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