The Only Use of
labyrinth
in
Prisoner B-3087
- The elevator car hit bottom, and we were guided through a labyrinth of tunnels and small chambers.
p. 98.7labyrinth = complex system
Definitions:
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(1)
(labyrinth) a maze (a complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost)
or (figuratively): anything so complicated that it is extremely confusingThe word "labyrinth" comes from the name of the maze of passages where, in Greek mythology, Theseus had to escape from the Minotaur. -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, labyrinth can refer to a complex anatomical system of interconnecting cavities -- especially the inner ear