Cŏm'pe-tĭ'tion, n.

(kŏm'pe-tĭsh'um), n. [Lat. competitio. See COMPETE.] The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same object; strife for superiority; rivalry; emulous contest.

A portrait, with which one of Titian's could not come in competition. Dryden.

Competition to the crown there is none, nor can be. Bacon.

There is no competition but for the second place. Dryden.

Synonyms—Emulation; rivalry; rivalship; contest; struggle; contention; opposition; jealousy. See EMULATION.