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sciamachy

sci·am·a·chy [ sī ámməkee, skī ámməkee ] (plural sci·am·a·chies) or ski·am·a·chy [ skī ámməkee ] (plural ski·am·a·chies)


noun 
Definition:
 
shadowboxing: the activity of fighting or arguing against imaginary opponents, usually for practice, or a fight or argument against an imagined opponent ( literary )

[Early 17th century. < Greek skiamakhia< skia "shadow" + makhē "fight"]
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