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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emulous \Em"u*lous\, a. [L. aemulus See {Emulate}.] 1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of as emulous of another's example or virtues. 2. Vying with rivaling; hence contentious, envious. ``Emulous Carthage.'' --B. Jonson Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emulous adj 1: characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation 2: eager to surpass others [syn: {rivalrous}]
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