"wheel within a wheel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-wheel within a wheel.ogg Forms: wheels within wheels [plural]
Etymology: From the Bible, Book of Ezekiel, 1:16. Head templates: {{en-noun|wheels within wheels}} wheel within a wheel (plural wheels within wheels)
  1. (idiomatic, often in the plural) A complication of circumstances, motives, etc. Tags: idiomatic, in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-wheel_within_a_wheel-en-noun-5nEGzCz5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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