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Daedalus

[ ded-l-uhsor, especially British, deed-l-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.


Daedalus

/ dɪˈdeɪlɪən; ˈdiːdələs; dɪˈdælɪk /

noun

  1. Greek myth an Athenian architect and inventor who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus to flee the island
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Daedalus

  1. In classical mythology , an ingenious inventor, designer of the Labyrinth , and one of the few to escape from it. He was the father of Icarus .
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Notes

Daedalus is a symbol of inventiveness and craftsmanship.
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Derived Forms

  • Daedalian, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Dae·da·li·an Dae·da·le·an [dih-, dey, -lee-, uh, n, -, deyl, -y, uh, n], Dae·dal·ic [dih-, dal, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Daedalus1

< Latin < Greek Daídalos; daedal
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Example Sentences

“It’s the story of Icarus and Daedalus. Mike was the guy who flew too close to the sun.”

Without really looking into it, I downloaded Daedalus Wallet, installed it, grabbed a receiving address, and entered it into the Project Genesis app.

She hated losing Daedalus’s laptop, with all its fantastic programs and data, but she had worse problems.

But in an essay to be published this spring in Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he warns of “the Turing trap.”

It’s a little more than just a cordless version of the G303 Daedalus mouse that the company released several years ago.

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