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rival

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"Competitor"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹaɪvəl/Part of speech verb, noun, adjectiveSorted ailrvStarts with REnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
1R2I3V4A5L

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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