'Logomachy' definitions:
Definition of 'logomachy'
From: WordNet
noun
Argument about words or the meaning of words
Definition of 'Logomachy'
From: GCIDE
- Logomachy \Lo*gom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?; lo`gos word + ? fight, battle, contest: cf. F. logomachie.]
- 1. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words. [1913 Webster]
- The discussion concerning the meaning of the word "justification" . . . has largely been a mere logomachy. --L. Abbott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A game of word making. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'logomachy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- altercation,
- apologetics,
- apologia,
- apology,
- argument,
- argumentation,
- bicker,
- bickering,
- blood feud,
- brawl,
- broil,
- casuistry,
- cat-and-dog life,
- combat,
- conflict,
- contention,
- contentiousness,
- contest,
- contestation,
- controversy,
- cut and thrust,
- debate,
- defense,
- disputation,
- dispute,
- donnybrook,
- donnybrook fair,
- embroilment,
- enmity,
- feud,
- fight,
- fighting,
- fliting,
- flyting,
- fracas,
- fuss,
- hassle,
- hostility,
- hubbub,
- imbroglio,
- Kilkenny cats,
- litigation,
- open quarrel,
- paper war,
- passage of arms,
- polemic,
- polemics,
- quarrel,
- quarreling,
- quarrelsomeness,
- rhubarb,
- scrapping,
- set-to,
- sharp words,
- slanging match,
- snarl,
- spat,
- squabble,
- squabbling,
- strife,
- struggle,
- tiff,
- tussle,
- vendetta,
- verbal engagement,
- war,
- war of words,
- warfare,
- words,
- wrangle,
- wrangling