1. disputes or arguments about words or their meanings; verbal controversies
Usage: formal; often used in academic or literary contexts

Examples

• The philosophers engaged in endless logomachies about the precise definition of justice.
• Academic conferences sometimes devolve into logomachies rather than productive discussions.
• The committee meeting was dominated by logomachies over terminology.
• Critics dismissed the debate as mere logomachies that missed the real issues.
• The legal brief was filled with logomachies that obscured the main argument.
• Students grew tired of the professor’s logomachies about word origins.