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σκιαμαχία
σκῐᾱμᾰχ-ία, ἡ,
A). a fighting against a shadow: esp. a form of exercise with hands and feet, Ph. 1.153 .
2). metaph., fighting with a shadow, mock-fight, 'beating the air', Cic. Fam. 11.14.1 (pl.), Plu. 2.514d , Eust. 663.16 ; title of satire by Varro, Non. p.190 L.—σκιομαχία is a later form, Gal. 6.146 .


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a fighting against a shadow

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σκιαμαχία
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σκιαμαχία
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σκιαμαχια
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94827
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σκῐᾱμᾰχ-ία</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a fighting against a shadow</span>: esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a form of exercise with hands and feet</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:153" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.153/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.153 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fighting with a shadow, mock-fight, \'beating the air</span>\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:11:14:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:11:14:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fam.</span> 11.14.1 </a> (pl.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.514d </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:663:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:663.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 663.16 </a>; title of satire by Varro, Non.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:p.190" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:p.190/canonical-url/"> p.190 </a> L.—<span class="orth greek">σκιομαχία</span> is a later form, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.146 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}