emulation

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛmjʊˈleɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(em′yə lā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
em•u•la•tion  (em′yə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. effort or desire to equal or excel others.
  2. [Obs.]jealous rivalry.
  • Latin aemulātiōn- (stem of aemulātiō). See emulate, -ion
  • 1545–55
    1. imitation, competition.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
emulation /ˌɛmjʊˈleɪʃən/ n
  1. the act of emulating or imitating
  2. the effort or desire to equal or surpass another or others
  3. archaic jealous rivalry
'emulation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
emulous - jealous - authority figure - competition - Zelos

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