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byzantine
adjective(byz-an-tine)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Synonyms: convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous,
byzantine
noun(byz-an-tine)
a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
byzantine
(byz-an-tine)
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
byzantine
(byz-an-tine)
of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

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