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pro•ag•on
(prō ag′ōn, -on, prō′ä gōn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. pro•a•go•nes (prō′ə gō′nēz).USA pronunciation Greek.
- Literature(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
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