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Word: byzantine (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Byzantine
  • of a devious, usually stealthy manner, of practice.
  • Overly complex or intricate.
  • rare Of or pertaining to Byzantium.

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Noun:

  • history Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern-Roman empire, between 331 A.D. when the capital was moved to Constantinople (now Istanbul) and up 1453 when it was conquered by the Turks.
  • rare A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)

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