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: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium2
architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square and incrustation with marble veneering and with colored mosaics on grounds of gold4
often not capitalized
a : of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and usually surreptitious manner of operation a Byzantine power struggle b : intricately involved : labyrinthine rules of Byzantine complexity Last Updated: 30 Apr 2025 - Updated example sentencesSubscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!
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