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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλεκτορομαχία (alektoromakhía), from ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr) + μάχη (mákhē) + -ία (-ía).
Noun
alectoromachy (uncountable)
- (obsolete, rare) cockfighting
1872, Stephen Powers, Afoot and alone: a walk from sea to sea by the southern route:In the long mud-barracks some of them are reading the Bible, more are playing cards, betting, swearing, yelling according to the most approved precedents of alectoromachy.
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