BYZANTINE


Meaning of BYZANTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪzæntaɪn, AM bɪzənti:n ]

also Byzantine

1.

Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire.

...Byzantine civilisation...

There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

If you describe a system or process as byzantine , you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive.

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]

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