monomachy
UK/məˈnɒməki/US/məˈnɑməki/
monomachy noun: a fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat.
Noun
monomachy (plural monomachies)
- A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat.
- He that shall observe […] so much emulation, envy, so many brawls, quarrels, monomachies, etc., may well require what is become of charity?1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
- Wherefore we most heartily provoke, challenge, and defy your Lordship to the said combat and monomachy […]1951, C. S. Lewis, chapter 13, in Prince Caspian, Collins, published 1998
monomachy meaning in Bengali
monomachy in Bengali
- একটি দ্বৈরথ, একক যুদ্ধ
Forms of monomachy
| plural | monomachies |
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Origin of monomachy
From Middle French monomachie, or its source, Latin monomachia. Also mono- + -machy.
Questions about monomachy
- What does monomachy mean?
- Monomachy means a fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat.
- What is monomachy in Bengali?
- Monomachy in Bengali is একটি দ্বৈরথ, একক যুদ্ধ. See Monomachy meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is monomachy?
- Monomachy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce monomachy?
- Monomachy is pronounced /məˈnɒməki/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monomachy?
- The plural of monomachy is monomachies.
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