byzantine

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byzantine (comparative more byzantine, superlative most byzantine)

1. Alternative spelling of Byzantine.
   • 2008, Dan Bilefsky, Fears of New Ethnic Conflict in Bosnia, New York Times

   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.