"daedalia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Back-formation from Daedalian. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|Daedalian}} Back-formation from Daedalian Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} daedalia pl (plural only)
  1. Miscellaneous items of an especially complex, intricate, ingenious (etc.) nature Tags: plural, plural-only
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