emulation
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6.1
- noun
- /ˌɛmjuˈleɪʃən/
:
emulación
- Rote imitation is foolish; however, emulation, the striving to surpass, is what produces good and wise discourse.
- worthy of emulation
- artistic emulation
Speaking of emulation, many have tried, but no one quite does it.
- Speaking of emulation, many have tried, but no one quite does it.
- Now, this experience of emulation and mimicking can be both flattering and unsettling.
- It's very hard to not be to, you know, to be induced to think that that's an emulation worthy behavior.
Examples
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Surely it is not because what he managed to do in his art was beyond comprehension or emulation.
Academic text (2013) -
Not surprisingly, there is indeed evidence of star emulation among Mexican fans in the United States.
Academic text (2017) -
A driving force behind emulation is competition among cities.
Academic text (2000) -
"We think George Washington is worthy of respect and emulation on the part of our citizens."
Blog text (14) -
The commoners swarmed onto the field, cheering and throwing their hats in the air in emulation.
Fiction book (1991) -
Such a bold admission of ethnocentricity followed by a remedial agenda is rare and worthy of emulation.
Academic text (1995) -
His emulation of his mentor's techniques helped him become a successful artist.
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The students showed emulation of their favorite athletes during the sports event.
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She admired her sister's talent and attempted an emulation of her style in the performance.
Synonyms
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3.0
Copying another person's actions or speech to learn from them
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7.9
Trying to show you are better than someone by bragging
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4.6
Copying someone's voice, face and actions to entertain or trick people
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to make a computer act like an old screen and keyboard to connect to remote servers
How Ambitious
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5.1
102
2.8
3
6.1
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4.2
∞
1.6
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Emulation comes from the Latin root aemulus, which means 'rival' or someone who tries to match another. So emulation is the effort to copy or compete with someone to match or even do better than them.