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noun
A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: queen's guard
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noun
a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: celebration, festivity
Narrower terms: Isthmian Games, Nemean Games, Olympian Games, Olympic Games, Pythian Games
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ger-der. Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō) Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn)bor. Latin agōnbor. English agon From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
