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Sunday 22nd of November 2009
Script
1: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance [syn: {book}, {playscript}] 2: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: {handwriting}, {hand}] 3: a partic
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byzantine
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1: of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites" 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium 3: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous] 4: characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements" n : a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
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