agon

Etymology

From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/

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.
   • Harold Bloom

     Freud's originality stemmed from his aggression and ambition in his agon with biology.

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.

Anagrams

• Gano, Gaon, Goan, Nago, Noga, gaon, goan

Noun

agon

1. accusative singular of ago

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡoːn/

Noun

agōn m (genitive agōnis); third declension

1. a contest

References

• agon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• agon in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• agon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• agon in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary

Noun

agon m (plural agons or agones)

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