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Iqbal Day News Story

November 19, 2018

Rabia Iftikhar | Staff Correspondent TBT | Hyderabad LKG

Hyderabad: Students of LKG celebrated Iqbal day on November 9, 2018 by reciting his poems written for children. Class I students participated in elocution contest to pay tribute to the national poet.

Word of The Day

Agonistic

(ag-uh-NISS-tik, æɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk)

(Adjective)

1: Argumentative.
2: Striving for effect: strained.
3: Of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction (such as fighting, fleeing, or submitting) between individuals usually of the same species.

Example(s) of use;
- "In agonistic discourse, a political rival is seen and talked about as an adversary—an adversary to be beaten, for sure—but still an adversary, with the same right to be in the political arena as one's self." — Eddie Glenn, The Tulsa (Oklahoma) World, 19 Oct. 2016
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