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Definition of: Daedalus
(ded′ə·ləs, Brit. dē′də-)
In Greek mythology, an Athenian architect and inventor who devised the Cretan Labyrinth in which he was later imprisoned with his son Icarus and from which they escaped by means of artificial wings. Also Dæd′a·lus.
—Dae·da·li·an, Dae·da·le·an (di·dā′lē·ən, -dāl′yən) adjective
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