AGON


Meaning of AGON in English

ˈäˌgän, äˈgōn, ˈaˌˈgän, ˈāˌgän noun

( plural agons -nz ; also agones äˈgōˌnes, əˈgō(ˌ)nēz)

Etymology: Greek agōn, literally, gathering, assembly, contest — more at agony

: a struggle or contest: as

a. : a contest in athletics, chariot or horse racing, music, or literature at a public festival in ancient Greece

b. : the dramatic conflict between the chief characters in a Greek play

c. : the struggle between protagonist and antagonist in a literary work

the central agon of the novel

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