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rivalry

[ rahy-vuhl-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ri·val·ries.

the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition:
rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
Synonyms: jealousy, antagonism, opposition
an instance of this.

rivalry

/ ˈraɪvəlrɪ /

Origin of rivalry¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; rival + -ry

Making this scenario more complicated is the rivalry between al Qaeda and ISIS.

What seemed to be an old political rivalry took on ethnic overtones, with the very survival of entire communities now at stake.

Their sibling rivalry drove a significant number of episodes.

Because Cuba has only one 16-team circuit, league rivalry is no issue.

No real rivalry, envy, betrayal, or even affection, at least not yet.

Those were the days when between the Scottish railway companies the keenest rivalry and the bitterest competition existed.

He had, moreover, the adroitness to extirpate that rivalry which alone destroys all united effort.

That greatly excited my rivalry, and I succeeded in finding some reasons for eulogy that she had forgotten.

The Royal Yacht Squadron's fine class of schooners and vessels of large tonnage, however, created and revived rivalry.

The latter learned that in athletics especially the rivalry between the two lower and the two upper classes was intense.

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