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n. - (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos.

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Usage examples (29)
  • The daedal hand of nature
  • By default I was the trailblazer for the last leg, trying to thrash a semblance of a path through the snarled, daedal jungle.
  • By default I was the trailblazer in this latest exercise, trying to thrash a semblance of a path through the snarled, daedal jungle.
  • The 12-year-old from Kingston, Jamaica, showed no mercy in demolishing words like "" daedal '' (intricate) and "" parrhesia '' (frank speech).
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