adj
Freq #95559
Meanings
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1
adj
resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
A labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths.
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2
adj
relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
Labyrinthine deafness.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· resembling a labyrinth in...
labyrinthianmazy
Word family
Derived forms
intralabyrinthinelabyrinthinelynonlabyrinthineperilabyrinthineretrolabyrinthinetranslabyrinthine
Related forms
labyrinthlabyrinthallabyrintheanlabyrinthedlabyrinthiallabyrinthianlabyrinthiclabyrinthicallabyrinthicallylabyrinthiformlabyrinthlike
Etymology
From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).
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