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competition

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin compet?ti?, compet?ti?nem, from Latin compet?, from con- + pet?.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?mp??t???n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k??mp??t???n/

Noun

competition (countable and uncountable, plural competitions)

  1. (uncountable) The action of competing.
  2. (countable) A contest for a prize or award.
  3. (uncountable, collectively) The competitors in such a contest.

Antonyms

  • (action of competing): cooperation

Derived terms

  • competitioner
  • economic competition

Related terms

  • competitive
  • compete
  • competent

Translations

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  • what competition means
  • what competition does amazon have
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  • what competitions are tottenham still in
  • what competition did taylor swift win


girning

English

Alternative forms

  • gurning

Etymology

Metathesized form of grin.

Noun

girning (plural girnings)

  1. (Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

Verb

girning

  1. present participle of girn

Anagrams

  • ringing

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  • what does gurning look like
  • what is gurning competition
  • what is grunting a sign of
  • what does gurning face mean
  • what is gurning world championships
  • what does gurning mean
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