labyrinth

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
  2. noun a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

Etymology

From Middle English laberynt, laberynthe, from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

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Synonyms

maze

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