sciamachy - 3 dictionary results
sci⋅am⋅a⋅chy
[sahy-am-uh-kee] 
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–noun, plural -chies.
| an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy. |
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Sciamachy
Sci*am"a*chy\, n. See Sciomachy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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sciamachy
"fighting with shadows, shadow-boxing" 1623, from Gk. skiamakhia "shadow-fighting, a sham fight" but perhaps lit. "fighting in the shade" (i.e., in school), from skia "shade, shadow" + makhe "battle."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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