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单词 emulation
释义

emulation

[ em-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛm yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun

effort or desire to equal or excel others.
Obsolete. jealous rivalry.

Origin of emulation

First recorded in 1545–55, emulation is from the Latin word aemulātiōn- (stem of aemulātiō). See emulate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR emulation

1 imitation, competition.
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OTHER WORDS FROM emulation

non·em·u·la·tion, nouno·ver·em·u·la·tion, noun

Words nearby emulation

Emtriva, emu, emu-bob, emu bush, emulate, emulation, emulgens, emulgent, emulous, emuls., emulsifier
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British Dictionary definitions for emulation

emulation
/ (ˌɛmjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act of emulating or imitating
the effort or desire to equal or surpass another or others
archaic jealous rivalry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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