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单词 sciamachy
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sciamachy

[ sahy-am-uh-kee ]
/ saɪˈæm ə ki /

noun, plural sci·am·a·chies.

an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
Also sciomachy.

Origin of sciamachy

1615–25; <Greek skiamachía, equivalent to skiá shadow + -machia-machy

Words nearby sciamachy

Schwyzertütsch, sci., sciaenid, sciaenoid, sciage, sciamachy, sciatic, sciatica, sciatic foramen, sciatic hernia, sciatic nerve
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British Dictionary definitions for sciamachy

sciamachy

sciomachy or skiamachy (skaɪˈæməkɪ)

/ (saɪˈæməkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

rare a fight with an imaginary enemy

Word Origin for sciamachy

C17: from Greek skiamakhia a mock fight, from skia a shadow + makhesthai to fight
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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