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Webster 1913 Edition


Agon


Ag′on

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Agones
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[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to lead.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
A contest for a prize at the public games.

Webster 1828 Edition


Agon

A'GON

,
Noun.
[Gr.] The contest for the prize. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


Agon

Agon

See also: agon, aĝon, and ágon

Albanian

Proper noun

Agon m

  1. A male given name
  2. it dawns
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German

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, struggle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡoːn/
  • Rhymes: -oːn
  • Hyphenation: Agon

Noun

Agon m (genitive Agons, plural Agone)

  1. agon (struggle or contest; test of will; contest in Ancient Greece)

Declension

agon

agon

See also: Agon, ágon, aĝon, and agöṅ

English

Noun

agon (plural agons or agones)

  1. A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
  2. An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
    “Freud's originality stemmed from his aggression and ambition in his agon with biology” (Harold Bloom).
  3. A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
  4. A two-player board game played with a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times. Also known as queen's guard.

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Translations

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Esperanto

Noun

agon

  1. accusative singular of ago

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, contest).

Pronunciation

Noun

agōn m (genitive agōnis); third declension

  1. a contest

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative agōn agōnēs
genitive agōnis agōnum
dative agōnī agōnibus
accusative agōnem agōnēs
ablative agōne agōnibus
vocative agōn agōnēs

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Portuguese

Noun

agon m (plural agons or agones)

  1. agon (a struggle between the protagonist and antagonist)