LABYRINTH


Meaning of LABYRINTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ læbɪrɪnθ ]

( labyrinths)

1.

If you describe a place as a labyrinth , you mean that it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages, through which it is difficult to find your way. ( LITERARY )

...the labyrinth of corridors.

= maze

N-COUNT : oft N of n

2.

If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth , you mean that it is very complicated. ( FORMAL )

...a labyrinth of conflicting political and sociological interpretations.

= maze

N-COUNT : usu N of n

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