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logomachies

logomachies is the plural of logomachy.

Meaning of logomachy

Noun

logomachy (plural logomachies)

  1. Dispute over the meaning of words
  2. A conflict waged only as a battle of words
    • He was left over the coffee with Brayne, the hoary Yankee who believed in all religions, and Valentin, the grizzled Frenchman who believed in none. They could argue with each other, but neither could appeal to him. After a time this “progressive” logomachy had reached a crisis of tedium; Lord...1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Secret Garden”, in The Innocence of Father Brown
    Synonyms:
    war of words

Questions about logomachies

What is logomachies the plural of?
Logomachies is the plural of logomachy.

Words near logomachies in the dictionary

  1. logomach
  2. logomacher
  3. logomachers
  4. logomachic
  5. logomachical
  6. logomachies
  7. logomachist
  8. logomachists
  9. logomachize
  10. logomachized
  11. logomachizes

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