tauromachy

American  

[taw-rom-uh-kee] / tɔˈrɒm ə ki /

noun

1. the art or technique of bullfighting.

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tauromachy British  

/ tɔːˈrɒməkɪ, ˌtɔːrəˈmeɪkɪən /

noun

1. the art or act of bullfighting

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Other Word Forms

• tauromachian adjective

Etymology

Origin of tauromachy

1840–50; (< Spanish tauromaquia ) < Greek tauromachía. See tauro-, -machy

Example Sentences

In the party’s platform, formulated via a ­process of online public participation, Podemos states that it aims to impose “prohibition on ­tauromachy”.

From Newsweek

An English clergyman and his daughter, who had expressed an abhorrence for tauromachy in my presence, had overheard Constantino's temptation, and hence my behaviour.

From Project Gutenberg

To stimulate them now, the dogs or the banderillas de fuego, both alien to true tauromachy, would have to be called in.

From Project Gutenberg

The further my acquaintance with the ring extended, the more convinced I became that tauromachy will last as long as Spain lasts.

From Project Gutenberg

If tauromachy will last in Spain as long as Spain lasts, so likewise will those who practise the art he held in honour.

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