emulation

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Pronunciation

/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

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/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ · /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ · /-ʃɪn/

Definition of emulation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.

“a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation”
“Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.

“a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation”
“Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.”
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.

“Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]”
(countable, uncountable)Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.

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From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

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