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: August 31, 2024
\BIZ-un-teen\ adjective
What It Means
Something described as byzantine (or Byzantine) is very complicated, secret, and hard to understand. In its most literal (and always capitalized) sense, Byzantine describes that which is "of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium."
// The company's byzantine accounting practices have gotten it into trouble with the government.
// Works of Byzantine art filled the gallery's walls.
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