Agon

//ˈæ.ɡəʊn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work. countable

    "It was not ecological pressure or shortages of protein, as anthropologist Marvin Harris has claimed; institutionalized violence, as opposed to the stylized agons of hunters over grievances, was the shadow side of the Neolithic Revolution."

  2. 2
    a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes wordnet
  3. 3
    An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas. countable

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

  4. 4
    A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded. countable
  5. 5
    A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times. uncountable

Etymology

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

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