How do you pronounce byzantine?

byzantine is pronounced as /ˈbɪz.ən.taɪn/ or /ˈbaɪ.zənˌtiːn/.

🏛️byzantine

adjective

/ˈbɪz.ən.taɪn/ or /ˈbaɪ.zənˌtiːn/

Extremely complicated and detailed; relating to the Byzantine Empire or its style.

The new tax regulations are so byzantine that few understand them.

complex, intricate, convoluted, elaborate, tangled

simple, straightforward, clear

byzantine system, byzantine rules, byzantine structure, byzantine bureaucracy

Delightful or very pleasing; beautiful.

awaiting; not yet decided or settled; in the process of being completed

expressing approval or support; advantageous

Not capable of being forced, compelled, or restrained.

Relating to the provision of education or having an educative effect.

preliminary; introductory; intended as preparation