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Webster 1913 Edition
Logomachy
Lo-gom′a-chy
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK];
λόγοσ
word + [GREEK] fight, battle, contest: cf. F. logomachie
.] 1.
Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.
The discussion concerning the meaning of the word “justification” . . . has largely been a mere
logomachy
. L. Abbott.
2.
A game of word making.
Webster 1828 Edition
Logomachy
LOGOM'ACHY
,Noun.
Contention in words merely, or rather a contention about words; a war of words.