D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Logomachy

· Lo·gom·a·chy · IPA /loʊˈɡɑ.mə.ki/
01 n. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.
  1. 1.
    Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.
    “The discussion concerning the meaning of the word “justification” . . . has largely been a mere logomachy.” — L. Abbott.
  2. 2.
    A game of word making.