emulous
Meaningrivalling
Common meaning: keen to equal or outdo others
- emulstriving to match, rivallingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 55 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin aemulus ‘striving to match, rivalling’.
Roots
- aemulus, -a, -um Latin “striving to match, rivalling”
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