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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOGOMACHY

n.[Gr. word, and contest, altercation. ] Contention in words merely, or rather a contention about words; a war of words.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOGOMACHY

Lo *gom "a *chy, n. Etym: [Gr. logomachie. ]

 

1. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words. The discussion concerning the meaning of the word " justification "... has largely been a mere logomachy. L. Abbott.

 

2. A game of word making.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

logomachy

lo gom a chy |lōˈgäməkē loʊˈɡɑməki | ▶noun ( pl. logomachies ) rare an argument about words. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Greek logomakhia, from logos ‘word ’ + -makhia ‘fighting. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

logomachy

logomachy |ləˈgɒməki | ▶noun ( pl. logomachies ) rare an argument about words. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Greek logomakhia, from logos ‘word ’ + -makhia ‘fighting ’.