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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK];

λόγοσ

word + [GREEK] fight, battle, contest: cf. F.

logomachie

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.

A game of word making.

Noun.

[Gr. word, and contest, altercation.]

Contention in words merely, or rather a contention about words; a war of words.

logomachy ‎(plural logomachies)

dispute over the meaning of words

conflict waged only as a battle of words