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Emulousness

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em·u·lous  (my-ls)
adj.
1. Eager or ambitious to equal or surpass another.
2. Characterized or prompted by a spirit of rivalry.
3. Obsolete Covetous of power or honor; envious.
[From Latin aemulus; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]
emu·lous·ly adv.
emu·lous·ness n.
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