lo|gom|a|chy

lo|gom|a|chy
lo|gom|a|chy «loh GOM uh kee», noun, plural -chies.
contention about words or in words only.
1. a game, similar to anagrams, in which words are formed from single letters.
[< Greek logomachíā < lógos word + máchē a fight, contest < máchesthai to fight]

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