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labyrinth

lab·y·rinth [ lábbə rìnth ] (plural lab·y·rinths)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. confusing network: a place with a lot of crisscrossing or complicated passages, tunnels, or paths in which it would be easy to become lost

2. something very complicated: something that is made up of many different parts that is complicated and hard to understand
a labyrinth of insurance regulations

3. anatomy set of connected tubes: a structure consisting of connected cavities or canals, especially the inside of the ear

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin labyrinthus< Greek laburinthos]
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