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  1. noun A conflict, especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a work of literature.
  2. noun The part of an ancient Greek drama, especially a comedy, in which two characters engage in verbal dispute.
  3. noun A test of will; a conflict: "Freud's originality stemmed from his aggression and ambition in his agon with biology” (Harold Bloom).
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  1. Greek agōn; see agony.

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  1. from Greek ἀγών, contest: see agony.
 

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