rival

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Anagrams 3 Serbo-Croatian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Synonyms 4.3 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin rīvālis, literally ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rīvus (“‘small stream, brook’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈraɪvəl/
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• Rhymes: -aɪvəl

[edit] Noun

rival (plural rivals)

1. Someone or something who must be defeated to achieve a goal; a competitor.

   My biggest rival in the 400m is probably Nicola.

2. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.

   As a social historian, he has no rival.

[edit] Derived terms

• rivalry

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[edit] Verb

to rival (third-person singular simple present rivals, present participle rivalling or rivaling, simple past and past participle rivalled or rivaled)

1. (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
2. To equal to or surpass another.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ailrv
• Avril
• viral

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[edit] Noun

rival m. (plural rivaux)

1. rival

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• Anagrams of ailrv
• avril
• livra

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rǐʋaːl/
• Hyphenation: ri‧val

[edit] Noun

rìvāl m. (Cyrillic spelling рѝва̄л)

1. adverse, rival

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[edit] Adjective

rival m. and f. (plural rivales)

1. adverse, rival

[edit] Noun

rival m. and f. (plural rivales)

1. rival

[edit] Synonyms

• adversario
• antagonista
• competidor
• contrario
• oponente

[edit] Related terms

• rivalidad
• rivalizar