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maze

noun [C] (PLACE)
 
 
/meɪz/

Definition

a complicated system of paths or passages that people try to find their way through for entertainmentMiscellaneous games and activitiesPedestrian routes an area in which you can get easily lost because there are so many similar streets or passages: The old part of the town was a maze of narrow passages.Pedestrian routes
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