sciamachy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin sciamachia, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek σκιαμαχία (skiamakhía), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sʌɪˈæməki/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /saɪˈæməki/
  • Hyphenation: sci‧am‧a‧chy

Noun

sciamachy (countable and uncountable, plural sciamachies)

  1. shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe
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