Emulation vs Tournament - What's the difference?
emulation | tournament |
The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
(obsolete) Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
*, New York Review Books 2001, p.263:
*:Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […], but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […].
(computing) Running a program or other software designed for a different system.
(historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
* 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
As nouns the difference between emulation and tournament
is that emulation is the endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions while tournament is during the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.emulation
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- ... is a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation .
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(wikipedia tournament)Noun
(en noun)- England secured their place at Euro 2012 with a scrambled draw in Montenegro - but Wayne Rooney was sent off and will miss the start of the tournament .