logomachy

English

WOTD – 11 October 2008

Etymology

From the Latin logomachia, from the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ləʊˈɡɒ.mə.kɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /loʊˈɡɑ.mə.ki/
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Noun

logomachy (plural logomachies)

Dispute over the meaning of words
A conflict waged only as a battle of words

Synonyms

(conflict using only words): war of words

Translations

dispute over the meaning of words

Polish: logomachia (pl) f, logomachie f pl

Serbo-Croatian: логомахија (logomahija)

conflict waged only as a battle of words

Finnish: sanaharkka (fi), sanasota (fi)
Norwegian: ordduell m

Serbo-Croatian: логомахија f (logomahija)

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