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sciamachy

/saɪˈæməki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sci-am-a-chy
IPA
/saɪˈæməki/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Late Latin sciamachia, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek σκιαμαχία (skiamakhía), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *(s)ḱeh₃-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /saɪˈæməki/
  • British English: /sʌɪˈæməki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sciamachies (plural) sciomachy (alternative) skiamachy (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sciamachy?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈæməki/.
What does sciamachy mean?
shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe
Where does sciamachy come from?
From Late Latin sciamachia, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek σκιαμαχία (skiamakhía), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”).

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