LOGOMACHY

logomachy. Logomachy, n. a dispute or contest about words

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Lo‐gom″a‐chy (?), n. [[Gr. �; λόγοσ word + � fight, battle, contest: cf. F. logomachie.]] 1. 1. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.
The discussion concerning the meaning of the word “ justification” . . . has largely been a mere logomachy. L. Abbott. 2. 2. A game of word making.