logomachy
11logomachy — n. game of word making; dispute in words only, contention regarding words; insignificant war of words …
12logomachy — [lə gɒməki] noun (plural logomachies) rare an argument about words. Origin C16: from Gk logomakhia, from logos word + makhia fighting …
13logomachy — n. Dispute, controversy, argumentative debate, altercation, bickering, wrangling, war of words, words …
14logomachy — lo·gom·a·chy …
15logomachy — lo•gom•a•chy [[t]loʊˈgɒm ə ki[/t]] n. pl. chies 1) a dispute about words 2) an argument or debate marked by the reckless or incorrect use of words • Etymology: 1560–70; < Gk logomachía. See logo , machy …
16logomachy — A war of words or a battle about words …
17logomachy — /ləˈgɒməki/ (say luh gomuhkee) noun (plural logomachies) contention about words, or in which words are used as verbiage, regardless of their true meaning. {Greek logomachia. See logo , machy} –logomachist, noun …
18logomachy — n. battle of words; dispute about words. ♦ logomacher, ♦ logomachist, n. ♦ logomachic, a …
19logomachy — n. (pl. ies) literary a dispute about words; controversy turning on merely verbal points. Etymology: Gk logomakhia f. logos word + makhia fighting …
20-machy — məkē, ki noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Greek machia, from machē battle, fight (from machesthai to battle, fight) + ia y : warfare : contest between or by means of logomachy …
