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agone

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See also: Agone

English

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ gone, see ago.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

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agone (not comparable)

  1. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England) Alternative form of ago

Anagrams

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: a‧gó‧ne

Etymology 1

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From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn).

Noun

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agone m (plural agoni)

  1. agon (all senses); contest, competition, litigation; battlefield
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Further reading
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  • agone1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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ago +‎ -one

Noun

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agone m (plural agoni)

  1. shad (Alosa agone)
Further reading
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  • agone2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Noun

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agōne

  1. ablative singular of agōn

Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English agon (passed), past participle of agon (to depart, escape, pass).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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agone

  1. ago
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      A while agone .
      A while ago.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22