/ag"ohn, -on, ah gohn"/ , n. , pl. agones /euh goh"neez/ .
1. (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
2. ( italics ) Greek. (in ancient Greek drama) a formalized debate or argumentation, esp. in comedy: usually following the proagon and preceding the parabasis.
3. Literature. conflict, esp. between the protagonist and the antagonist.
[ 1650-60; agón struggle, contest ]