Английский Этимологический словарь - labyrinth
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Labyrinth
labyrinth
- c.1380, from Gk. labyrinthos the structure built to hold the Minotaur, from a pre-Gk. language; perhaps related to Lydian labrys "double-edged axe," symbol of royal power, which fits with the theory that the labyrinth was originally the royal Minoan palace on Crete. Used in Eng. for "maze" early 15c., and in figurative sense of "confusing state of affairs" (1548). Laced mutton "an old word for a whore." [Johnson]
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~ n 1 a large network of paths or passages which cross each other, making it very difficult to find your way; maze (3) + of (a labyrinth of long corridors) 2 something that is very complicated and difficult to understand + of (a labyrinth of EC directives) - labyrinthine adj (the labyrinthine complexity of bureaucracy) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English laborintus, from Latin ~us, from Greek ~os Date: 14th century 1. a. a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys b. a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges 2. something extremely complex or tortuous in structure, arrangement, or character ; intricacy, perplexity a ~ of swamps and channels guided them through the ~s of city life — Paul Blanshard 3. a tortuous anatomical structure; especially the internal ear or its bony or membranous part ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a complicated irregular network of passages or paths etc.; a maze. 2 an intricate or tangled arrangement. 3 Anat. the complex arrangement of bony and membranous canals and chambers of the inner ear which constitute the organs of hearing and balance. Phrases and idioms labyrinth fish = GOURAMI. Derivatives labyrinthian adj. labyrinthine adj. Etymology: F labyrinthe or L labyrinthus f. Gk laburinthos ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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лабиринт - acoustical labyrinth - acoustic labyrinth - choke labyrinth - pressure breakdown labyrinth ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) лабиринт 2) лабиринтный 3) лабиринтовый labyrinth packing ring — лабиринтное кольцо - labyrinth packing - labyrinth problem - stepped labyrinth ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. лабиринт he was tring to find his way through the labyrinth —- он пытался найти выход из лабиринта 2. лабиринт, путаница; запутанность a labyrinth of contradictions —- лабиринт противоречий the labyrinths of city life —- неразбериха городской жизни 3. греч. миф. лабиринт, лабиринф (на о-ве Крит) 4. анат. лабиринт (уха) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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