sciamachy

American

[sahy-am-uh-kee] / saɪˈæm ə ki /

noun

an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.

sciamachy British

/ saɪˈæməkɪ, skaɪˈæməkɪ /

noun

rare a fight with an imaginary enemy

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Noun Inflected Forms

sciamachies

plural

Etymology

Origin of sciamachy

1615–25; < Greek skiamachía, equivalent to skiá shadow + -machia -machy

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"My life is grown a bore," said he, "One long round of sciamachy; I think I'll do a little good, By way of change from angelhood."

From Lundy's Lane and Other Poems by Duncan Campbell Scott

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