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Definition of intricacy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

intricacy

noun

NAmE//ˈɪntrɪkəsi//

1intricacies [plural] the intricacy of something the complicated parts or details of something the intricacies of economic policy

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2[uncountable] the fact of having complicated parts, details, or patterns the intricacy of the design a filigree bracelet of wonderful intricacy

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