Definition of agon Agon
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We found 10 definitions of agon from 5 different sources.
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What does agon mean?
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NounPlural: agons |
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| agon - a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes | ||
| festivity, celebration any joyous diversion | ||
| isthmian games the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad | ||
| nemean games the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad | ||
| olympian games, olympic games the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country | ||
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- agon (Noun)
A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work. - agon (Noun)
An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas. - agon (Noun)
A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded. - agon (Noun)
A two-player boardgame played with a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times. Also known as queen's guard.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- agon (n.)
A contest for a prize at the public games.
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A contest or struggle, especially between a protagonist and antagonist in literary pieces. -
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A contest in ancient Greece in athletic and musical ability. -
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A two-player hexagonal board game, popular in the Victorian times.
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A Chinese kind of metal cymbal. (See GONG.) It is singular that Gower, circa 1395, using this old word for gone, thus metallicizes-- "Of brasse, of silver, and of golde, The world is passed, and agon."
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