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competition

Syllabification: (com·pe·ti·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌkämpəˈtiSHən/
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Definition of competition

noun

  • the activity or condition of competing:there is fierce competition between banks at this conservatory, competition for admissions is stiff
  • an event or contest in which people compete:a beauty competition
  • [in singular] 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
  • Ecology interaction between organisms, populations, or species, in which birth, growth and death depend on gaining a share of a limited environmental resource.

Origin:

early 17th century: from late Latin competitio(n-) 'rivalry', from competere 'strive for' (see compete)

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