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   Com·pe·ti·tion

   /ˌkämpəˈtiSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the activity or condition of competing: "there is fierce competition between banks" Similar rivalrycompetitivenessvyingcontestingoppositioncontentionconflictfeudingbattlingfightingstrugglingstrifewarinformal:keeping up with the Joneses
   • ▪ an event or contest in which people compete: "a beauty competition" Similar contesttournamentmatchgameroundheatfixtureeventmeetencounterraceboutfightprize fightquiztrialsstakesclash
   • ▪ the person or people with whom one is competing, especially in a commercial or sporting arena; the opposition: "I walked around to check out the competition" Similar oppositionopposing sideother sideother teamfieldenemyfoechallengersopponentsrivalsopposersadversariesfellow contendersfellow competitorsrare:corrivals
   • ▪ interaction between organisms, populations, or species, in which birth, growth and death depend on gaining a share of a limited environmental resource: "competition with ungulates or condylarths appears to have been the undoing of marsupials in North America"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin competitio(n-) ‘rivalry’, from competere ‘strive for’ (see compete).

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   What does competition mean?

   • : the active seeking after and use of an environmental resource (as food) in limited supply by two or more plants or animals or kinds of plants and animals Nglish: Translation of competition for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of competition for Arabic Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about competition Love words?

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   What does it mean if you're in a competition?

   • If you are trying to win or attempting to prove you're the best, you're in a competition. The word also describes your opponent in sports, business, and politics. If you're trying to beat out someone else — whether in the Olympics or a pie-baking contest — it's a competition, and the other contestants are called the competition too.

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   What is the difference between competition and event?

   • contention Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have. There's been a lot of competition for the title. event A competition is an event in which many people take part in order to find out who is best at a particular activity. ...a surfing competition.

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   What does 'friendly competition' mean?

   • If you describe something as a "friendly competition," you're saying the outcome isn't critical, or there's no money involved. If you do something impressive in order to win, people will say competition brings out the best in you. If you try to injure your opponent, they'll say it brings out the worst. "Competition."

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