I. ˌemyəˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin aemulation-, aemulatio, from aemulatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a striving by imitation to equal others in accomplishment or quality
earlier there was rivalry and even antagonism between the two nations of British culture but there was little emulation — Edward Shils
creating manufacturing industries in emulation of the U.S. — George Wythe
also : imitation
slavish emulation of the elite — M.D.Geismar
native military traditions tolerated no blind emulation of a foreign prototype — Hajo Holborn
b. : a striving to excel others in accomplishment or quality : rivalry
the spirit of emulation enters into the majority of games, and usually the contest element masks other features of the games — Notes & Queries on Anthropology
c. archaic : the ambition to equal or excel in accomplishment or quality
d. obsolete : contentious rivalry
2. archaic : jealousy , envy
II. noun
: the use of or technique of using an emulator