agon
a·gon
agon · agons · agones
Agon
A struggle or contestA struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
UK/ˈæ.ɡəʊn/US/ˈæ.ɡoʊn/
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
Agon, Agon
(countable)An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
(countable)A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
Agon
a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
(uncountable)A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
Translations
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By meaning 1
a struggle or contest:
Origin
From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).
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Forms
plural: agons / agonesSynonyms
1 synonymsqueen's guard
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable