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BATRACHOMYOMACHIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does batrachomyomachia mean?
• BATRACHOMYOMACHIA (noun)
The noun BATRACHOMYOMACHIA has 1 sense:
1. a silly altercation
Familiarity information: BATRACHOMYOMACHIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A silly altercation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("batrachomyomachia" is a kind of...):
affray; altercation; fracas (noisy quarrel)
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