Agon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
agon
    n 1: a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors
         contended for prizes
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Agon \Ag"on\, n.; pl. {Agones}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to lead.] (Gr.
   Antiq.)
   A contest for a prize at the public games.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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