Organized contests or rivalries between individuals or groups to determine superiority in a particular activity or skill. These events involve participants striving to achieve better results than their opponents.
From Latin 'competere' meaning 'to strive together' or 'to seek together,' formed from 'com-' (together) + 'petere' (to seek). The word evolved through Old French 'competicion' in the 14th century, originally meaning rivalry or contention.
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