gigantomachy

gigantomachia (dʒaɪˌɡæntəʊˈmeɪkɪə)

/ (ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒməkɪ) /

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noun plural -chies or -chias

Greek myth the war fought between the gods of Olympus and the rebelling giantsSee giant (def. 3)

any battle fought between or as if between giants

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Word Origin for gigantomachy

C17: from Greek gigantomakhia, from gigas giant + makhē battle

Words nearby gigantomachy

gigantean, Gigantes, gigantesque, gigantic, gigantism, gigantomachy, Gigantopithecus, gigaton, gigawatt, gig economy, giggle

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How to use gigantomachy in a sentence

In one of the pediments was a gigantomachy, of which some fragments have been recovered.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
He was then publishing his 'Typhon, or the Gigantomachy,' and dedicated it to the cardinal, with an adulatory sonnet.
The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton