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Definition of: emulation
(em′yə·lā′shən) noun
1. Effort or ambition to equal or excel another in any act or quality.
2. Obs. Selfish rivalry and strife. Synonyms: ambition, competition, opposition, rivalry. We speak of competition in business, emulation in scholarship, rivalry in love, politics, etc.; emulation of excellence, success, achievement; competition for a prize. Competition may be friendly; rivalry is commonly hostile. See AMBITION, COMPETITION.
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