labyrinth
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈlæbəˌrɪnθ/
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laberinto
- The old castle had a labyrinth of narrow halls that confused all the visitors.
- labyrinth mosaic
- labyrinth center
- labyrinth floor
He says it's a labyrinth of symbols, an invisible labyrinth of time.
- He says it's a labyrinth of symbols, an invisible labyrinth of time.
- So she's learning about the tombs and the labyrinth.
- It's like, it's like following, following a string out of a labyrinth.
- Poetry Harder and her three wizard friends are tasked with searching around a labyrinth.
- And those who don't know the language I'm paraphrasing are left to wonder in the dark labyrinth.
- And then the owners of the temple were stashing these things in kind of categories in each one of the labyrinths.
- That's a that's one where there's a labyrinth, but the labyrinth is actually a book.
- You know, he's not a bit like a person from the labyrinth.
- That is basically the snacks that they have on Zen, and I've never seen such a labyrinth snack.
- So I'm just watching these DVDs and I understood all of it because hell is it's a labyrinth.
- You're in a, you're in this like weird mouse labyrinth that only leads to like, you know, damage control, right, right, right.
- We would say it's the smallest thing as far as we know, because every next step you take gets you farther in into the labyrinth.
Examples
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The au pair strolled alone through the labyrinth of hedges and abstract statuary.
Fiction book (1999) -
I marked the way on the map of the labyrinth.
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And you learned the secret of the labyrinth from him.
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Our story begins in the forest, described as a labyrinth of snow and ice.
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I think I see a way through this labyrinth.
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It's a regular labyrinth of tunnels and caves.
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I keep telling you - escaping through the labyrinth is our best chance.
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Caught up in a labyrinth of passion, he was also a ruler troubled by his conscience.
Academic text (2017) -
We are novices in this labyrinth of hospital visits, heart monitors, babies and prayer.
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A subterranean labyrinth where everything's alive.
Synonyms
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2.5
A group of connected paths made as a puzzle to find the exit
Compounds
- Specialized
A hollow part of the skull bone that holds and protects the inner ear
- Literature
A very large maze in Greek myth on Crete built to hold the Minotaur
- Specialized
A soft set of tubes and small sacs inside the inner ear that help hearing and balance
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Labyrinth comes from an old Greek story about a famous maze that held the Minotaur on Crete, and the name may come from labrys meaning 'double-headed axe'. So, labyrinth now means a confusing set of connected passages or paths.