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logomachy n. 字义的争执,口角,舌战 字义的争执,口角,舌战 logomachy n 1: argument about words or the meaning of wordsLogomachy \ 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] 71 Moby Thesaurus words for " logomachy": Kilkenny cats, 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, 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
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