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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslaberinto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la.βeˈɾin.to
"El jardín contaba con un gran laberinto de arbustos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.
"The medieval castle was surrounded by a dense, confusing labyrinth of hedges." - 2
A complex and confusing arrangement or state of things.
"He had to navigate a bureaucratic labyrinth of permits and paperwork to open his shop."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek labyrinthos, referring to the elaborate structure built by Daedalus on Crete to hold the Minotaur. It entered Latin and subsequently Old French and English during the late medieval period, evolving from a specific mythological structure to a general term for any complex network of paths.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Labyrinth" is said worldwide
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labyrinthe
Transliteration: la.bi.ʁɛ̃t
"Les touristes se sont perdus dans le labyrinthe des rues anciennes."
Labyrinth
Transliteration: labyˈʁɪnt
"Das Gebäude glich einem echten Labyrinth aus Gängen und Treppen."
labirinto
Transliteration: la.biˈrin.to
"La mente umana è un labirinto di pensieri complessi."
laberinto
Transliteration: la.βeˈɾin.to
"El jardín contaba con un gran laberinto de arbustos."
labirinto
Transliteration: la.biˈɾĩ.tu
"A cidade velha é um verdadeiro labirinto de ruas estreitas."
भूलभुलैया
Transliteration: bhoolbhulaiya
"यह पुराना किला गलियों की एक भूलभुलैया जैसा है।"
迷宫
Transliteration: mígōng
"这座城市的地下通道就像一个复杂的迷宫。"
미로
Transliteration: miro
"우리는 정원에 있는 거대한 미로 속을 걸었다."
迷路
Transliteration: meiro
"その古い建物はまるで迷路のように入り組んでいた。"
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