logomachies

Variant of logomachy

logomachy definition

lo·goma·chy (lō gäm′ə kē)

noun pl. logomachies -·chies

strife or contention in words only, or an argument about words

Etymology: Gr logomachia < logos, a word (see logic) + -machia, -machy

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