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  • 21Emulate — Em u*late, a. [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.] Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] A most emulate pride. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22William Mulcaster — William Howe Mulcaster (1786 ndash; 1837) was an officer in the British Royal Navy, who played a distinguished part in the Anglo American War of 1812.He was the son of a senior officer in the Royal Engineers and entered the Royal Navy at the age… …

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  • 23Cruizer class brig-sloop — For other Cruizer class ships, see Cruizer class. The Cruizer class brig sloop HMS Pelorus aground at low water Class overview …

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  • 24aim- — Copy. Oldest form *ə₂eim , colored to *ə₂aim . 1. Suffixed full grade form *aim olo . emulate, emulous, from Latin aemulus, emulous. 2. Zero grade form *əim . a. imitate; inimitable, from Latin …

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  • 25emulate — emulative, adj. emulatively, adv. emulator, n. v. /em yeuh layt /; adj. /em yeuh lit/, v., emulated, emulating, adj. v.t. 1. to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one s father as a concert violinist. 2. to… …

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  • 26Cherokee-Klasse — HMS Beagle Die Cherokee Klasse ist eine Baureihe englischer Briggs. Durch die Reisen von Charles Darwin ist die zu der Baureihe gehörende HMS Beagle besonders bekannt geworden. Inhaltsverzeichnis …

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  • 27emulate — em•u•late v. [[t]ˈɛm yəˌleɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] lɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, adj. 1) to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass 2) to rival with some degree of success 3) cmp a) to imitate the functions of (another computer system) by means of… …

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  • 28ζηλωτικόν — ζηλωτικός emulous masc acc sg ζηλωτικός emulous neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 29Competition — 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… …

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  • 30Corrival — Cor*ri val, a. Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry. [R.] Bp. Fleetwood. [1913 Webster] …

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