AGONES

AGON

agon

(noun) a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

agones

plural of agon

Anagrams

• Ganoes, Genaos, geason, genoas

Source: Wiktionary


AGON

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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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