On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Agon. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as celebration or festivity and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Agon in a sentence
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Agon meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Agon
Using Agon
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: celebration, festivity.
Context around Agon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Agon
- In this selection, "agon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, includes, king, confrontation and kidnaps stand out and add context to how "agon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agon has sole and and includes agon and alea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "agon" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with agon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ludus play is translatable to Mead's category of "games" and includes agon and alea. (15 words)
Agon has "sole and exclusive" organisational rights over the events that fall under the agreement. (15 words)
After the wizard-king Agon kidnaps Dar’s brother to seize a mystic amulet, Dar once again exchanges life in the wilderness to fight evil. (25 words)
The major confrontation (agon) between the 'good' and 'bad' characters in a play is often resolved decisively in favour of the former long before the end of the play. (29 words)
After the wizard-king Agon kidnaps Dar’s brother to seize a mystic amulet, Dar once again exchanges life in the wilderness to fight evil. (25 words)
Ludus play is translatable to Mead's category of "games" and includes agon and alea. (15 words)
Example sentences (4)
Ludus play is translatable to Mead's category of "games" and includes agon and alea.
After the wizard-king Agon kidnaps Dar’s brother to seize a mystic amulet, Dar once again exchanges life in the wilderness to fight evil.
Agon has "sole and exclusive" organisational rights over the events that fall under the agreement.
The major confrontation (agon) between the 'good' and 'bad' characters in a play is often resolved decisively in favour of the former long before the end of the play.