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LABYRINTHINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does labyrinthine mean?
• LABYRINTHINE (adjective)
The adjective LABYRINTHINE has 2 senses:
1. relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
2. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
Familiarity information: LABYRINTHINE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
labyrinthine deafness
Pertainym:
labyrinth (a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
Synonyms:
labyrinthian; labyrinthine; mazy
Context example:
a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths
Similar:
complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)
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