Meaning
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germanic *makô, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Compare Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles: