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emulation
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EMULATION
n.The act of attempting to equal or excel in qualities or actions; rivalry; desire of superiority, attended with effort to attain to it; generally in a good sense, or an attempt to equal or excel others in that which is praise-worthy, without the desire of depressing others. Romans 11:14. In a bad sense, a striving to equal or do more than others to obtain carnal favors or honors. Galatians 5:2 . 1. An ardor kindled by the praise-worthy examples of others, inciting to imitate them, or to equal or excel them.
A noble emulation heats your breast.
2. Contest; contention; strife; competition; rivalry accompanied with a desire of depressing another.
Such factious emulations shall arise.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EMULATION
Em `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. aemulatio: cf. F. émulation.]
1. The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry. A noble emulation heats your breast. Dryden.
2. Jea Such factious emulations shall arise. Shak.
Syn. -- Competition; rivalry; contest; contention; strife. -- Emulation, Competition, Rivalry. Competition is the struggle of two or more persons for the same object. Emulation is an ardent desire for superiority, arising from competition, but now implying, of necessity, any improper feeling. Rivalry is a personal contest, and, almost of course, has a selfish object and gives rise to envy. "Competition and emulation have honor for their basis; rivalry is but a desire for selfish gratification. Competition and emulation animate to effort; rivalry usually produces hatred. Competition and emulation seek to merit success; rivalry is contented with obtaining it. " Crabb.
Duden Dictionary
Emulation
Emu la ti on Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |Emulati o n |die Emulation; Genitiv: der Emulation zu englisch emulation, lateinisch aemulatio, zu aemulari = wetteifern Nachahmung der Funktionen eines anderen Computers
French Dictionary
émulation
émulation n. f. nom féminin Désir de surpasser quelqu ’un par quelque chose de bien. : Le travail en groupe favorise une saine émulation. SYNONYME compétition ; concurrence .
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