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dae·da·li·an \(ˈ)dē|dālēən, -lyən\ adjective or dae·da·le·an \-lēən\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Daedalus, mythical craftsman and inventor of ancient Greece noted especially for the construction of a labyrinth to contain the Minotaur and for the invention of wings with which he escaped imprisonment (from Latin, from Greek Daidalos) + English -ian, -ean 1. : of, relating to, or suggesting the mythological Daedalus < Daedalian wings of escape — Curtis Bradford > 2. : daedal |