byzantine

See also: Byzantine

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈzæntaɪn/, /baɪˈzæntaɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɪzəntiːn/, /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

byzantine (comparative more byzantine, superlative most byzantine)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Byzantine (figurative senses only)
    • 2008, Dan Bilefsky, “Fears of New Ethnic Conflict in Bosnia”, in New York Times:
      The result is a byzantine system of government directed by 160 ministers, a structure that absorbs 50 percent of Bosnia’s gross domestic product of $15 billion, according to the World Bank.

Noun

byzantine (plural byzantines)

  1. (historical) A byzant (coin).

French

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Adjective

byzantine

  1. feminine singular of byzantin

Latin

Adjective

bȳzantīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of bȳzantīnus
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