logomachy

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English

WOTD – 11 October 2008

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin logomachia, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ləʊˈɡɒ.mə.kɪ/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /loʊˈɡɑ.mə.ki/
Audio (US): (file)

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
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Serbo-Croatian: логомахија (logomahija)

conflict waged only as a battle of words

Finnish: sanaharkka (fi), sanasota (fi)
Norwegian: ordduell m
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Serbo-Croatian: логомахија f (logomahija)

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