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noun

/reɪs/

singular	race
plural	races

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1
[countable] a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing something, especially running
training for a big race
a close/difficult/tough race
win/lose a race:
Marlene needs to win the last race to keep the championship title.
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1. a.
  a competition in which a person, organization, business, or country tries to win something or be the first to do something
  race for:
  There are three main candidates in the race for the presidency.
  a race to do something:
  We are losing the race to find a cure for AIDS.
  the race is on (=it has started):
  The race is on to save one of the country's most endangered species.
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  See also arms race
2. b.
  the races
  [plural] a series of horse races
  We always enjoy a day at the races.
  the Pimlico races
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2
[countable/uncountable] a group of people who are similar because they have the same skin color or other physical features
We do not discriminate on the basis of race or gender.
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1. a.
  a group of people who are similar because they speak the same language or have the same history or customs
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3
[countable] science a group of animals or plants that are similar to each other. A race of animals or plants is smaller than a species.
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phrases

a race against time
a situation in which someone must do or finish something very quickly because they only have a limited amount of time to do it
With only two days before the election, they find themselves in a race against time.
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the human race
all of the people of the world when considered as a single group
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