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rivalry


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rivalry  \Ri"val*ry\,  n.;  pl  {Rivalries}. 
  The  act  of  rivaling,  or  the  state  of  being  a  rival;  a 
  competition.  ``Keen  contention  and  eager  rivalries.'' 
  --Jeffrey. 
 
  Syn:  Emulation;  competition.  See  {Emulation}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rivalry 
  n  :  the  act  of  competing  as  for  profit  or  a  prize:  "the  teams 
  were  in  fierce  contention  for  first  place"  [syn:  {competition}, 
  {contention}]  [ant:  {cooperation}] 




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