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RIVALRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of competing as for profit or a prize
Example:
the teams were in fierce contention for first place
Synonyms:
competition; contention; rivalry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rivalry" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rivalry"):
contest (a struggle between rivals)
Derivation:
rival (be the rival of, be in competition with)
