单词 | agon |
释义 | agon[ ag-ohn, -on, ah-gohn ] / ˈæg oʊn, -ɒn, ɑˈgoʊn / noun, plural a·go·nes [uh-goh-neez]. /əˈgoʊ niz/.(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting. (italics)Greek. (in ancient Greek drama) a formalized debate or argumentation, especially in comedy: usually following the proagon and preceding the parabasis. Literature. conflict, especially between the protagonist and the antagonist. Origin of agonFirst recorded in 1650–60, agon is from the Greek word agṓn struggle, contest Words nearby agonagogic, agogics, à gogo, -agogue, agomphosis, agon, agonadal, agonal, agone, gone coon, a, a goner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agonBritish Dictionary definitions for agonagon / (ˈæɡəʊn, -ɡɒn) / noun plural agones (əˈɡəʊniːz)(in ancient Greece) a festival at which competitors contended for prizes. Among the best known were the Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games Word Origin for agonC17: Greek: contest, from agein to lead Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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