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adj
Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.
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adj
Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia
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adj
Of the Gordian knot.
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adj
Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot.
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adj
Alternative form of Gordian.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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name
Gordianus, name of three Roman emperors.
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adjective satellite
extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'
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History
From Gordius + -an or Gordium + -an.
Across languages
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