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1. (n.) labyrinth
an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
2. labyrinth
a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden.
3. labyrinth
a complicated or tortuous arrangement or state of things or events; a bewildering complex.
4. labyrinth
the bony cavity or membranous part of the inner ear.
5. labyrinth
the aggregate of air chambers in the ethmoid bone, between the eye and the upper part of the nose.
Etymology: (1540–50; earlier laborynt < ML laborintus, L labyrinthus < Gk labýrinthos)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) maze, labyrinth
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
2. (noun) inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth
a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) LABYRINTH
an edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths
2. (noun) LABYRINTH
any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden
3. (noun) LABYRINTH
any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature
4. (noun) LABYRINTH
an inextricable or bewildering difficulty
5. (noun) LABYRINTH
the internal ear. See Note under Ear
6. (noun) LABYRINTH
a series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal
7. (noun) LABYRINTH
a pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. LABYRINTH
a name given to sundry structures composed of winding passages so intricate as to render it difficult to find the way out, and sometimes in. Of these structures the most remarkable were those of Egypt and of Crete. The Egyptian to the E. of Lake Moeris, consisted of an endless number of dark chambers, connected by a maze of passages into which it was difficult to find entrance; and the Cretan, built by Dædalus, at the instance of Minos, to imprison the Minotaur, out of which one who entered could not find his way out again unless by means of a skein of thread. It was by means of this, provided him by Ariadne, Perseus (q. v.) found his way out after slaying the Minotaur (q. v.).
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Sense: a place full of long, winding passages; a maze.
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 Afrikaans: doolhof |
 Arabic: تيه، مَتاهَه |
 Bulgarian: лабиринт |
 Brazilian: labirinto |
 Czech: labyrint |
 German: das Labyrinth |
 Danish: labyrint |
 Greek: λαβύρινθος |
 Spanish: laberinto |
 Estonian: labürint |
 Farsi: مارپیچ |
 Finnish: labyrintti |
 French: labyrinthe |
 Hebrew: מָבוֹך |
 Hindi: भूल भुलैया |
 Croatian: labirint |
 Hungarian: labirintus |
 Indonesian: labirin |
 Icelandic: völundarhús |
 Italian: labirinto |
 Japanese: 迷路 |
 Korean: 미궁(迷宮) |
 Lithuanian: labirintas |
 Latvian: labirints |
 Malay: jalan yang berselirat |
 Dutch: doolhof |
 Norwegian: labyrint, irrgang |
 Polish: labirynt |
 Persian: ،پر خميدگى و پيچ و تاب ما |
 Pashto: پيچ وتاو لرونكى،ګډوډ |
 Portuguese: labirinto |
 Romanian: labirint |
 Russian: лабиринт |
 Slovak: labyrint |
 Slovenian: labirint |
 Serbian: lavirint |
 Swedish: labyrint |
 Thai: วงกต |
 Turkish: labirent |
 Taiwanese: 迷宮 |
 Ukrainian: лабіринт |
 Urdu: بھول بھلیاں |
 Vietnamese: mê cung |
 Chinese: 迷宫 |
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