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Meaning
Noun
●
In Greek mythology:
A maze-like structure
built
by Daedalus in Knossos,
containing
the Minotaur.
A
complicated
irregular
network of
passages
or
paths
, especially
underground
or
covered
, in which it is
difficult
to find
one's
way.
Anything
complicated
and
confusing
in structure,
arrangement
, or character.
●
In Greek mythology & Horticulture:
A maze-like structure
built
by Daedalus in Knossos,
containing
the Minotaur.
A
maze
formed
by
paths
separated
by high hedges.
●
In Anatomy:
A
tortuous
anatomical
structure:
A
complex
structure in the
inner ear
which
contains
the
organs
of
hearing
and
balance
. It
consists of
bony
cavities
(the
bony
labyrinth
)
filled
with
fluid
and
lined
with
sensitive
membranes
(the
membranous
labyrinth
).
●
In Anatomy & Zoology:
A
tortuous
anatomical
structure:
An
accessory
respiratory
organ
of certain fish.
●
In Satyrine butterflies:
Any of various
satyrine
butterflies
of the
genus
Neope.
Verb
●
to
enclose
in a
labyrinth
, or
as though
in a
labyrinth
●
to
arrange
in the form of a labyrinth
●
to
twist
and
wind
,
following
a
labyrinthine
path
●
to
render
lost
and
confused
,
as if
in a labyrinth
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