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Synonyms for byzantine

Grammar : Adj
Spell : biz-uh n-teen, -tahyn, bahy-zuh n-, bih-zan-tin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪz ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn, ˈbaɪ zən-, bɪˈzæn tɪn

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Définition of byzantine

Origin :
  • 1770, from Latin Byzantinus (see Byzantium); originally used of art style; later in reference to the complex, devious, and intriguing character of the royal court of Constantinople (1937). As a noun from 1770.
  • adj complex
Example sentences :
  • The chapter on Byzantine Architecture is entirely from his pen.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • Such irregularities are inherent in the Byzantine methods of building.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • This was the last effort of pure Byzantine architecture in Constantinople.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • It is to be found in this sense, I think, in almost all the Byzantine historians.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
  • The testimony of inscriptions corroborates that of the Byzantine writer.
  • Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
  • In the Byzantine expedition against Crete, 700 Russians served in the army.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Russia » by R. Van Bergen, M.A.
  • Iaroslaf was unfortunate in a war with the Byzantine Empire.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Russia » by R. Van Bergen, M.A.
  • It might even regenerate the decaying elements of the Byzantine civilization.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Russia » by R. Van Bergen, M.A.
  • Those spindles are Persian, while the filigree is more Byzantine than anything else.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • What must have been the feelings of Pitt when he perused this Byzantine offer?
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose

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