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rivality

rivality noun: rivalry; competition.

Noun

rivality (countable and uncountable, plural rivalities)

  1. (obsolete) rivalry; competition

Forms of rivality

pluralrivalities

Origin of rivality

From rival + -ity, from Latin rivalitas: compare French rivalité.

Questions about rivality

What does rivality mean?
Rivality means rivalry; competition.
What part of speech is rivality?
Rivality is a noun.
What is the plural of rivality?
The plural of rivality is rivalities.

Words near rivality in the dictionary

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

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