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‖ poetomachia|pəʊˌiːtəʊˈmeɪkɪə|
[In form L., f. Gr. ποιητ-ής poet + µαχία fighting: see -machy.]
A quarrel or contest of poets.
1602Dekker Satiromastix To World, That terrible Poetomachia, lately commenced betweene Horace the second, and a band of leane-witted Poetasters. 1898Athenæum 30 Apr. 562 Never has a clearer picture been drawn of the poetomachia or theatre war, and of the other discordant elements that made up Shakespeare's every-day environment. |