"logomachy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ləʊˈɡɒ.mə.kɪ/ [UK], /loʊˈɡɑ.mə.ki/ [US] Audio: en-us-logomachy.ogg [US] Forms: logomachies [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin logomachia, from the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|logomachia}} Latin logomachia, {{der|en|grc|λογομαχία}} Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía) Head templates: {{en-noun}} logomachy (plural logomachies)
  1. Dispute over the meaning of words Translations (dispute over the meaning of words): logomachia [feminine] (Polish), logomachie [feminine, plural] (Polish), логомахија (logomahija) (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-logomachy-en-noun-XcNr7w3Y Disambiguation of 'dispute over the meaning of words': 90 10
  2. A conflict waged only as a battle of words Synonyms (conflict using only words): war of words Translations (conflict waged only as a battle of words): словесен спор (slovesen spor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sanaharkka (Finnish), sanasota (Finnish), ordduell [masculine] (Norwegian), логомахија (logomahija) [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-logomachy-en-noun-~4tJmmP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -machy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -machy: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'conflict using only words': 31 69 Disambiguation of 'conflict waged only as a battle of words': 12 88

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