agon
(noun) a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
agon (countable and uncountable, plural agons or agones)
A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
(uncountable) A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
Synonym: queen's guard
• Gano, Gaon, Goan, Nago, Noga, gaon, goan
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"on, n.; pl. Agones. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A contest for a prize at the public games.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
