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Definition of rival adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rival

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/ˈraɪvl/
 
/ˈraɪvl/
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  1. (of a person, company, thing, etc.) competing with another person, company, thing, etc.
    • a rival bid/claim/offer
    • fighting between rival groups/factions
    • He was shot by a member of a rival gang.
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rivus ‘stream’.
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