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Byzantine vs Byzantinesque - What's the difference?

byzantine | byzantinesque |

As adjectives the difference between byzantine and byzantinesque

is that byzantine is while byzantinesque is characteristic of byzantine art or culture.

As a noun byzantine

is (historical) a byzant (coin).

byzantine

English

Alternative forms

* byzantine

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Overly complex or intricate.
  • a Byzantine system of regulations
  • Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
  • of a devious, usually stealthy manner, of practice.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)
  • (history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
  • (coin)
  • byzantinesque

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture