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 ]