ri·val·ry

[rahy-vuhl-ree]
noun, plural ri·val·ries.
1.
the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
2.
an instance of this.

Origin:
1590–1600; rival + -ry


1. opposition, antagonism; jealousy.
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rivalry (ˈraɪvəlrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ries
1.  the act of rivalling; competition
2.  the state of being a rival or rivals
 
'rivalrous
 
adj

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rivalry ri·val·ry (rī'vəl-rē)
n.
The state or condition of competition or antagonism.

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Example sentences
The race may have started a rivalry between the two horses.
Rivalry for the control of lucrative criminal businesses fuelled violent feuds
  and delayed the decommissioning of weapons.
Behind this spat lies rivalry between two electronic bond-trading platforms.
The warning was generally dismissed as inter-forum rivalry.
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