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sciamachy

Syllables: sci·am·a·chy/sʌɪˈæməki/US/saɪˈæməki/

sciamachy noun: shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe.

Noun

sciamachy (countable and uncountable, plural sciamachies)

  1. shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe

Forms of sciamachy

pluralsciamachies
alternative formsciomachy
alternative formskiamachy

Origin of sciamachy

From Late Latin sciamachia, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek σκιαμαχία (skiamakhía), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”).

Questions about sciamachy

What does sciamachy mean?
Sciamachy means shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe.
What part of speech is sciamachy?
Sciamachy is a noun.
How do you pronounce sciamachy?
Sciamachy is pronounced /sʌɪˈæməki/ (UK).
What is the plural of sciamachy?
The plural of sciamachy is sciamachies.

Words near sciamachy in the dictionary

  1. sciagraphy
  2. Scialabba
  3. Scialabbas
  4. scialytic
  5. sciamachies
  6. sciamachy
  7. sciance
  8. Sciandra
  9. Sciandras
  10. Scianna
  11. Sciannas

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