rivalry

English

Etymology

rival +‎ -ry?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/

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Noun

rivalry (countable and uncountable, plural rivalries)

1. An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.

   The Boston Bruins have a longstanding rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.

   James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser.

2. (economics) The characteristic of being a rivalrous good, such that it can be consumed or used by only one person at a time.
   • unknown, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, at Johnstown, “Public Goods”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], retrieved 2013-12-02:

   Common goods are those which are rivalrous in consumption but non-excludable

3. Any competition between two or more things or factors.

   Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.

Translations

competition

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: rivalitat (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 競爭／竞争 (zh) (jìngzhēng), 竞争 (zh) (jìngzhēng), 對抗／对抗 (zh) (duìkàng), 对抗 (zh) (duìkàng) (confrontation)

• Czech: soupeření n, rivalita f
• Danish: rivalisering c, rivalitet (da) c
• Dutch: rivaliteit (nl)
• Finnish: kilpailu (fi)
• French: rivalité (fr) f
• Galician: rivalidade (gl) f
• German: Rivalität (de) f
• Greek: ανταγωνισμός (el) m (antagonismós), συναγωνισμός (el) m (synagonismós), άμιλλα (el) f (ámilla)
• Hausa: hamayya
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• Irish: iomaidh f
• Italian: rivalità (it), antagonismo (it) m
• Japanese: ライバル (raibaru), 競争 (ja) (きょうそう, kyōsō), 争い (ja) (あらそい, arasoi) (dispute), 拮抗 (ja) (きっこう, kikkō)
• Latin: rīvālitās f
• Maori: tauwhāingatanga
• Mongolian: өрсөлдөөн (mn) (örsöldöön)
• Polish: rywalizacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: rivalidade (pt)
• Russian: сопе́рничество (ru) n (sopérničestvo)
• Spanish: rivalidad (es) f
• Urdu: مسابقت
• Welsh: ymryson (cy)