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rivalism

rivalism noun: rivalry.

Noun

rivalism (uncountable)

  1. rivalry

Origin of rivalism

From rival + -ism.

Questions about rivalism

What does rivalism mean?
Rivalism means rivalry.
What part of speech is rivalism?
Rivalism is a noun.

Words near rivalism in the dictionary

  1. rivaling
  2. rivalise
  3. rivalised
  4. rivalises
  5. rivalising
  6. rivalism
  7. rivalities
  8. rivality
  9. rivalization
  10. rivalize
  11. rivalized

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