| Title | logomachy |
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| Text |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lo·gom·a·chy (plural -chies) ETYMOLOGY Greek logomachia, from log- + machesthai to fight DATE 1569 1. a dispute over or about words 2. a controversy marked by verbiage Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lo·gom·a·chy \lōˈgäməkē\ noun (-es) Etymology: Greek logomachia, from log- + -machia -machy 1. a. : a dispute over or about words b. : contention in words that are used wholly or almost wholly without real awareness of their meaning or that have little or no actual relation to reality : contention made up wholly or almost wholly of pure verbiage 2. : a game of making words (as in anagrams) |
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