单词 | agon |
释义 | agon /ag"ohn, -on, ah gohn"/, n. , pl. agones /euh goh"neez/. 1. (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting. 2. (italics) Greek. (in ancient Greek drama) a formalized debate or argumentation, esp. in comedy: usually following the proagon and preceding the parabasis. 3. Literature. conflict, esp. between the protagonist and the antagonist. [1650-60; < Gk agón struggle, contest] |
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