byz·an·tine

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• Byz|an|tine — «BIHZ uhn teen, tyn; bih ZAN tihn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or like the Byzantine Empire or Byzantium, an ancient city, afterward Constantinople. 2. a) having to do with a style of art developed in Byzantium, characterized by emphasis on… …   Useful english dictionary

• Rus|so-Byz|an|tine — «RUHS oh BIHZ uhn teen, tyn; bih ZAN tihn», adjective. both Russian and Byzantine; Russian, as developed from the Byzantine style: »Russo Byzantine architecture …   Useful english dictionary

• byz — byz·an·tine; …   English syllables

• tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… …   English syllables

• byzantine — byz·an·tine …   English syllables

• byzantine — byz|an|tine [ bızn,tin ] adjective FORMAL complicated and difficult to understand: the byzantine power structure of the old department …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Byzantine — Byz•an•tine [[t]ˈbɪz ənˌtin, ˌtaɪn, ˈbaɪ zən , bɪˈzæn tɪn[/t]] adj. 1) why of or pertaining to Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire 2) archit. of or in the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire, characterized by masonry… …   From formal English to slang

• Byzant — Byz ant, Byzantine Byz an*tine ( [a^]n t[imac]n) n.[OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius, Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.] (Numis.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See {Bezant}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Byzantine — Byzant Byz ant, Byzantine Byz an*tine ( [a^]n t[imac]n) n.[OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius, Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.] (Numis.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See {Bezant}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English