byzantine

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈzæntaɪn/, /baɪˈzæntaɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪzəntiːn/, /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn

byzantine (comparative more byzantine, superlative most byzantine)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Byzantine (figurative senses only).
   • 2008, Dan Bilefsky, “Fears of New Ethnic Conflict in Bosnia”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 9 November 2020:

     The result is a byzantine system of government directed by 160 ministers, a structure that absorbs 50 percent of Bosnia’s gross domestic product of $15 billion, according to the World Bank.

byzantine (plural byzantines)

1. (historical) A byzant (coin).

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byzantine

1. feminine singular of byzantin

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [byːz.zanˈtiː.nɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [bid.d͡zanˈtiː.ne]

bȳzantīne

1. vocative masculine singular of bȳzantīnus and bȳzantīnos