emulation

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emulation

/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ UK
/ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ US
/-ʃɪn/ US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən, -eɪʃɪn

Where it comes from

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

noun emulations · æmulation

countable, uncountable The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions. a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
countable, obsolete, uncountable Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention. 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 […]
countable, uncountable Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: emulator, imitation, replication, incentive, competition, simulation, race, inspiration, copying, mimicry, mirroring, reproduction, duplication, matching, contest, rivalry

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noun endeavour or desire to equal or excel

中文	效法 xiàofǎ
Русский	соперничество soperničestvo, конкуренция konkurencija

noun jealous rivalry

中文	嫉妒 jídù, 妒忌 dùjì

noun software

中文	模擬 /模拟 mónǐ, 仿真 fǎngzhēn
Français	émulation
Deutsch	Emulation
Ελληνικά	εξομοίωση exomoíosi, προσομοίωση prosomoíosi
Русский	эмуляция emuljacija

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@misc{emulation_2026,
  title = {emulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}