meaning of labyrinth
1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.
2. Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
3. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
4. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
5. The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
6. A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal.
7. A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
8. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
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