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laby·rinth (lab′ə rint̸h′)
noun
- a structure containing an intricate network of winding passages hard to follow without losing one's way; maze
- a complicated, perplexing arrangement, course of affairs, etc.
- Anat. the inner ear
- Gr. Myth. the labyrinthine structure built by Daedalus for King Minos of Crete, to house the Minotaur
Etymology: ME laborintus (altered by folk etym. by assoc. with L labor, labor + intus, into) < L labyrinthus < Gr labyrinthos, of pre-Hellenic orig.
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Adjective modifier
- endless: There are far too many good first person shooters around for me to justify wading through endless labyrinths.
Noun used with modifier
- turf: British turf labyrinths A update on the eight surviving ancient turf ' mazes ' by Marilyn Clark.
Adjective modifier
- Cretan: The older is the Cretan labyrinth, whose classical form has seven circuits.
Modifies a noun
- seal: The obvious disadvantage of the labyrinth seal is that there is an engineered gap.
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Oh these deceits are strong almost as life. Last night I dreamt I was in the labyrinth, And woke far on. I did not know the place.
Le lecteur, lui non plus, ne voit pas les choses du dehors. Il est dans le labyrinthe aussi. The reader [as well as the main character] does not view the work from outside. He too is in the labyrinth.
Wir tappen im Labyrinth unsers Lebenswandels und im Dunkel unserer Forschungen umher: helleAugenblicke erleuchten dabei wie Blitze unsernWeg. We grope about in the labyrinth of our life and in the obscurity of our investigations; bright moments illuminate our path like flashes of lightning.
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