gigantomachy
gigantomachia (dʒaɪˌɡæntəʊˈmeɪkɪə)
/ (ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒməkɪ) /
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noun plural -chies or -chias
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.
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