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Byzantine
('b/I/z/@/n,t/i/n
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adjective (a)
- of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it(adj.pert)Example:
Byzantine monks.
Byzantine rites.
source: wordnet30 - of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- Of or pertaining to Byzantium.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire(noun.person)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious(adj.all)Example:
The Byzantine tax structure.
Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship.
source: wordnet30
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