Look up: byzantine

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   Byzantine
   [adj] - of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church 2. [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or ancient Byzantium 3. [adj] - highly involved or intricate 4. [adj] - characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue 5. [n] - the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire
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   Byzantine
   relating to the Byzantine (earlier the Eastern Roman) Empire ruled from Byzantium (Istanbul).
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   Byzantine
   Style developed in Byzantine Empire
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   Byzantine
   Style in the visual arts and architecture that originated in the 4th-5th centuries in Byzantium (capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; renamed Constantinople in 330; now Istanbul). It spread to...
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   Byzantine
   (jargon, architecture) A term describing any system that has so many labyrinthine internal interconnections that it would be impossible to simplify by separation into loosely coupled or linked components. The city of Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople and then Istanbul, and the Byzantine Empire were vitiated by a bureaucratic overelaboration b...
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   Byzantine
   By·zan'tine (bĭ*zăn'tĭn) adjective Of or pertaining to Byzantium. -- noun A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [ Written also Bizantine .] Byzantine church , the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. ...
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   byzantine
   Of or pertaining to Byzantium. ... A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. ... Alternative forms: Bizantine ... Byzantine church, the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. See Greek. ... Byzantine empire, the Eastern ...
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   Byzantine
   convoluted adjective highly complex or intricate; `the Byzantine tax structure`; `convoluted legal language`; `convoluted reasoning`; `the plot was too involved`; `a knotty problem`; `got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering`; `Oh, what a tangled web we weave`- Sir Walter Scott; `tortuous legal procedures`; `tortuous negotiations lasting for months`
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   Byzantine
   adjective characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; `Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship`; `a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements`
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    Byzantine
    adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
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    Byzantine
    noun a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
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    Byzantine
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to Byzantium. • (n.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant. • (n.) A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople.
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    byzantine
    byzantine 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by intrigue. 2. Scheming or devious; highly complicated, intricate and involved.
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