agon

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/

Noun

agon

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.

   • 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. (uncountable) A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.

   Synonyms: queen's guard

Related terms

• agony
• agonism
• antagonism
• antagonist
• protagonism
• protagonist

Translations

• German: Agon
• Italian: agone
• Portuguese: agon

Translations

• German: Agon
• Italian: agone

Translations

• German: Agon
• Italian: agone

Translations

• Italian: agone

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