noun
Meaning 1
Dispute over the meaning of words
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
logomachy
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ləʊˈɡɒ.mə.kɪ/
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US: /loʊˈɡɑ.mə.ki/
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noun
Meaning 2
A conflict waged only as a battle of words
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
argument about words or the meaning of words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: argument, argumentation, debate
History
Etymology
From Latin logomachia, from Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: logomachia — dispute over the meaning of words
- Polish: logomachie — dispute over the meaning of words
- Serbo-Croatian: логомахија (logomahija) — dispute over the meaning of words
- Bulgarian: словесен спор (slovesen spor) — conflict waged only as a battle of words
- Finnish: sanaharkka — conflict waged only as a battle of words
- Finnish: sanasota — conflict waged only as a battle of words
- Norwegian: ordduell — conflict waged only as a battle of words
- Serbo-Croatian: логомахија (logomahija) — conflict waged only as a battle of words