First Known Use: 1579
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competition
noun com·pe·ti·tion \ˌkäm-pə-ˈti-shən\
: the act or process of trying to get or win something (such as a prize or a higher level of success) that someone else is also trying to get or win : the act or process of competing
: actions that are done by people, companies, etc., that are competing against each other
the competition : a person or group that you are trying to succeed against : a person or group that you are competing with
Full Definition of COMPETITION
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: a contest between rivals; also : one's competitors <faced tough competition>
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Origin of COMPETITION
Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere
Related to COMPETITION
- Synonyms
- bout, game, contest, event, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney
- Antonyms
- noncompetitor
Rhymes with COMPETITION
acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition
COMPETITION Defined for Kids
competition
noun com·pe·ti·tion \ˌkäm-pə-ˈti-shən\
Definition of COMPETITION for Kids
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: the act or process of trying to get or win something others are also trying to get or win
2
: a contest in which all who take part strive for the same thing
3
: all of a person's competitors <He beat the competition.>
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