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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pe•ti•tion /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of competing;
rivalry for a prize, etc. - [countable] a contest for some prize, honor, or advantage: an ice-skating competition.
- [uncountable] the rivalry offered by a competitor: Small businesses are getting a lot of competition from the chain stores.
- a competitor or competitors:[uncountable]Our coaches watched films of the competition.
- Ecology the struggle among living things, for food, space, etc.:[uncountable]competition in the survival of the fittest.
See -pet-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pe•ti•tion (kom′pi tish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of competing;
rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc.:The competition between the two teams was bitter. - a contest for some prize, honor, or advantage:Both girls entered the competition.
- the rivalry offered by a competitor:The small merchant gets powerful competition from the chain stores.
- a competitor or competitors:What is your competition offering?
- Sociologyrivalry between two or more persons or groups for an object desired in common, usually resulting in a victor and a loser but not necessarily involving the destruction of the latter.
- Ecologythe struggle among organisms, both of the same and of different species, for food, space, and other vital requirements.
- Late Latin competītiōn- (stem of competītiō), equivalent. to competīt(us) (past participle of competere to meet, come together) + -iōn- -ion; sense influenced by competitor
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged emulation.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged struggle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: competition /ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən/ n - the act of competing; rivalry
- a contest in which a winner is selected from among two or more entrants
- a series of games, sports events, etc
- the opposition offered by a competitor or competitors
- a competitor or competitors offering opposition
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