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Webster 1913 Edition

Rivalry

Ri′val-ry

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Noun.
;
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rivalry

RI'VALRY

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Noun.
[from rival.] Competition; a strife or effort to obtain an object which another is pursuing; as rivalry in love; or an endeavor to equal or surpass another in some excellence; emulation; as rivalry for superiority at the bar or in the senate.

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