emulation

[ em-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. effort or desire to equal or excel others.

  2. Obsolete. jealous rivalry.

Origin of emulation

1
First recorded in 1545–55, emulation is from the Latin word aemulātiōn- (stem of aemulātiō). See emulate, -ion

Other words for emulation

Other words from emulation

  • non·em·u·la·tion, noun
  • o·ver·em·u·la·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for emulation

emulation

/ (ˌɛmjʊˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of emulating or imitating

  2. the effort or desire to equal or surpass another or others

  1. archaic jealous rivalry

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