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BATTLE OF WITS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of wits mean? 

BATTLE OF WITS (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF WITS has 1 sense:

1. a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is usedplay

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF WITS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE OF WITS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("battle of wits" is a kind of...):

contest (a struggle between rivals)


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