Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emulation

/ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: em-u-la-tion
IPA: /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation"
"Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd."
"Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]"

Etymology

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: émulation, aemulātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/
British English: /ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

emulations (plural) æmulation (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

emulate emulative emulator

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce emulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/.
What does emulation mean?: The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
Where does emulation come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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