dimication

noun

dim·​i·​ca·​tion

ˌdiməˈkāshən

plural -s

archaic

: contest, strife

Word History

Etymology

Latin dimication-, dimicatio, from dimicatus (past participle of dimicare to fight, from di- —from dis- apart—+ micare to flash) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Welsh dirmygu to despise, Persian miža, muža eyelash, Greek omichlē mist

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