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Logomachy
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Logomachy
Lo·gom'a·chy noun [ Greek ...; lo`gos word + ... fight, battle, contest: confer French logomachie .] 1. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words. « The discussion concerning the meaning of ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/57
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logomachy
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. ... Origin: Gr.; word + fight, battle, contest: cf. F. Logomachie. ... S... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?logomachy
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logomachy
noun argument about words or the meaning of words Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=logomachy
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Logomachy
• (n.) A game of word making. • (n.) Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/logomachy/
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logomachy
logomachy, logomachia 1. A dispute over or about words. 2. A controversy marked by verbiage. 3. Contention about words or an instance of this. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1233/2
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logomachy
logomachy, logomachia, logomachical; logomachize 1. An argument about the uses and/or meanings of words. 2. A dispute about words; a semantic contention getting away from issues or reality. 3. Fighting about words. 4. A word game. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1233/2
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Logomachy
(Gr. logos, word + mache, battle) A contention in which words are involved without their references. A contention which lacks the real grounds of difference, or one in which allegedly opposed views are actually not on the same level of discourse. A battle of words alone, which ignores their symbolic... Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/l.html
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