Agon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agon \Ag"on\, n.; pl. {Agones}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to lead.] (Gr.
     Antiq.)
     A contest for a prize at the public games.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  agon
       n : a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended
           for prizes
       [also: {agones} (pl)]