proagon

American  

[proh-ag-ohn, -on, proh-ah-gohn] / proʊˈæg oʊn, -ɒn, ˌproʊ ɑˈgoʊn /

noun

Greek.

proagones plural

1. (in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• proagones
  plural