agon
noun
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
agones
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pluralof agon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The intense emotion towards the weather, which breaks out into these magical agones, or “contests,” is not very easy to realize.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen
