Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mem-bruh-nuh s lab-uh-rinth]
- /ˈmɛm brə nəs ˈlæb ə rɪnθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mem-bruh-nuh s lab-uh-rinth]
- /ˈmɛm brə nəs ˈlæb ə rɪnθ/
Definitions of membranous labyrinth words
- noun membranous labyrinth an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web. 1
- noun membranous labyrinth a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who search for a way out. 1
- noun membranous labyrinth a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings. Synonyms: warren, maze, jungle, snarl, tangle, knot. 1
- noun membranous labyrinth any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex: His papers were lost in an hellish bureaucratic labyrinth. After the death of her daughter, she wandered in a labyrinth of sorrow for what seemed like a decade. Synonyms: wilderness, jungle, forest; morass. 1
- noun membranous labyrinth (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a vast maze built in Crete by Daedalus, at the command of King Minos, to house the Minotaur. 1
- noun membranous labyrinth Anatomy. the internal ear, consisting of a bony portion (bony labyrinth) and a membranous portion (membranous labyrinth) the aggregate of air chambers in the ethmoid bone, between the eye and the upper part of the nose. 1
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Origin of membranous labyrinth
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Membranous labyrinth
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membranous labyrinth popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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