English Dictionary: logomachy | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Logomachy \Lo*gom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] word + [?] fight, battle, contest: cf. F. logomachie.] 1. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words. The discussion concerning the meaning of the word [bd] justification[b8] . . . has largely been a mere logomachy. --L. Abbott. 2. A game of word making. |