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Definition of Agon
1. Noun. A festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes.
Generic synonyms: Celebration, Festivity
Specialized synonyms: Isthmian Games, Nemean Games, Olympian Games, Olympic Games, Pythian Games
Specialized synonyms: Isthmian Games, Nemean Games, Olympian Games, Olympic Games, Pythian Games
Definition of Agon
1. n. A contest for a prize at the public games.
Definition of Agon
1. Noun. A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work. ¹
2. Noun. An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas. ¹
3. Noun. A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded. ¹
4. Noun. A two-player boardgame played with a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times. Also known as queen's guard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agon
1. the dramatic conflict between the main characters in a Greek play [n -S or -ES]
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