| 单词 | logomachy |
| 释义 | logomachy (once / 86273 pages) n A fight about words is called logomachy. You don't have to be an etymologist to find yourself caught up in logomachy, but you have to care about words and their meanings. You and your word-loving friends might engage in logomachy, if you argue about the Latin and Sanskrit roots of your favorite words. There's not much to disagree on when it comes to the rare word logomachy itself, though — in Greek, logos means "word," and the suffix -machy always means "battle" or "contest," from the Greek makhe, or "fight." WORD FAMILYlogomachy: logomachies, logomachist+/logomachist: logomachists USAGE EXAMPLESSweeping the subject-matter clear of all logomachies, he lets the light of common day fall upon it. Clodd, Edward, Pioneers of Evolution from Thales t...(2012) But a greater champion than William was needed to wipe away what seems to the world the cobwebs of mediæval logomachy. More, Paul Elmer, Shelburne Essays, Third Series(2012) Gradually, from their pressure upon his spirit, he grew conscious of the outcome—they would not be content with logomachies; the end might be death. Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley), The Conflict of Religions in the Ea...(2012) n argument about words or the meaning of words Hyper argument, argumentation, debate a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
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