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Emulation is defined as the act of trying to match or equal someone.

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Looking up to your older sister and wanting to be just like her is an example ofemulation.

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See emulation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of emulating
desire or ambition to equal or surpass
Obsolete
1. ambitious rivalry
2. envious dislike
Comput. the act or an instance of using an emulator

Origin: L aemulatio

Related Forms:

emulative adjective
emulatively adverb

See emulation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Effort or ambition to equal or surpass another.
Imitation of another.
Computer Science The process or technique of emulating.
Obsolete Jealous rivalry.

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