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a combining form meaning “fighting,” used in the formation of compound words:
logomachy.
Origin:
< Gk
-machia,
equiv. to
mách
(
ē
) battle +
-ia
-y
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-machy
suffix meaning "battle, war, contest," from Gk.
-makhia,
from
makhe
"battle, fight," related to
makhesthai
"to fight," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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