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
27 July 2024
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
