Logomachy
Noun | /logomachy/
A dispute about words or their meanings, especially one that is more verbal than substantive.
Logomachy
Noun | /logomachy/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDA dispute about words or their meanings, especially one that is more verbal than substantive.
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"The meeting became a logomachy over how to define the term. Means: The participants argued about the wording and meaning of the term."
"Rather than address the policy, the debate descended into logomachy. Means: Instead of discussing the policy itself, the debate became an argument about words."
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Logomachy combines logo- (word) and -machy (battle): a battle over words.
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