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gigantomachy
/ dʒaɪˌɡæntəʊˈmeɪkɪə; ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒməkɪ /
noun
- Greek myth the war fought between the gods of Olympus and the rebelling giants See giant
- any battle fought between or as if between giants
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gigantomachy1
C17: from Greek gigantomakhia, from gigas giant + makhē battle
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Example Sentences
In one of the pediments was a gigantomachy, of which some fragments have been recovered.
From Project Gutenberg
He was then publishing his 'Typhon, or the Gigantomachy,' and dedicated it to the cardinal, with an adulatory sonnet.
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