agon

(Inglês)

1. (countable) A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
2. (countable) An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
3. (countable) A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
4. (uncountable) A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæ.ɡəʊn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

agon

Sinônimos

contest

conflict

prosthetic group

queen’s guard

Traduções

agone

agon