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rival

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹaɪvəl/Part of speech verb, noun, adjectiveSorted ailrvStarts with REnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. be the rival of, be in competition with

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”). By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
  • Every day is like survival / You're my lover, not my rival
  • As a social historian, he has no rival.

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