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• compétition — [ kɔ̃petisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1759; angl. competition; bas lat. competitio 1 ♦ Recherche simultanée par deux ou plusieurs personnes d un même avantage, d un même résultat. ⇒ concours, concurrence, conflit, rivalité. « Les intérêts diffèrent, les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Competition — Compétition Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

• competition — I noun attempt to equal, bout, challenge, combat, conflict, contentio, contest, corrivalry, encounter, engagement, open contest, opposition, outrivalry, pitting of strength, pitting of wits, race, rivalry, scramble, strife, striving for… …   Law dictionary

• Competition — Com pe*ti tion, n. [L. competition. 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 objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• competition — [käm΄pə tish′ən] n. [L competitio] 1. the act of competing; rivalry 2. a contest, or match 3. official participation in organized sport 4. opposition, or effective opposition, in a contest or match 5. rivalry in business, as for customers or… …   English World dictionary

• competition — competition. См. конкуренция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

• Competition — Competition, Hauptort der Grafschaft Pennsylvania im Staate Virginia der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, an einem Arm des Banister River, höchst fruchtbare Umgegend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Competition — (engl., spr. kompitisch n), Wettbewerb; unfair c., »unlauterer Wettbewerb« (s.d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• competition — competition, ecological …   Dictionary of sociology

• competition — c.1600, action of competing, from L. competitionem (nom. competitio) agreement, rivalry, noun of action from competere (see COMPETE (Cf. compete)). Meaning a contest for something is from 1610s. Sense of rivalry in the marketplace attested from… …   Etymology dictionary

• competition — [n] contest antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, dog eat dog*, do or die*, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold*, horse… …   New thesaurus