English Explanatory Dictionary

agon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈæ.ɡəʊn/ /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/ en-au-agon.ogg

Word forms

agon agons agones

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-der. Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γών (ăgṓn)bor. Latin agōnbor. English agon From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Synonyms

queen's guard

Related words

agonism agony antagonism antagonist protagonism protagonist

Derived words

agonal
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