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agon

also agones
noun
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As a noun, agon means a struggle or contest.

Meanings of agon

4 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.

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