convolution
noun/ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃn/
/ˌkɑːnvəˈluːʃn/
[usually plural] (formal)- a thing that is very complicated and difficult to follow
- the bizarre convolutions of the story
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- a twist or curve, especially one of many
- the convolutions of the brain
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin convolutio(n-), from convolvere ‘roll together’, from con- ‘together’ + volvere ‘roll’.
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