competition

noun
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/UK/ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/US/ˈkɔm.pə.ʈɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.

  1. derived from competō
  2. derived from competitio
  3. borrowed from compétition

Definitions

  1. The action of competing.

    • The competition for this job is strong.
  2. A contest for a prize or award.

    • The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
  3. The competitors in such a contest.

    • The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.
    • Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at competition. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at competition. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at competition

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA