"Poetomachia" meaning in All languages combined

See Poetomachia on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Poetomachia [canonical]
Etymology: Coined by Thomas Dekker. See poet and μάχη (mákhē, “battle”). Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the Poetomachia}} the Poetomachia
  1. (historical) A controversy in later Elizabethan theater, involving a number of playwrights satirizing each other with their plays, in a period when verse and prose satire was banned due to the Bishops' Ban of 1599. Wikipedia link: Thomas Dekker (writer) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Poetomachia-en-name-r8wsO2Bd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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