race
race n
Fr. < It. razza.
- Species; breed; stock; family; lineage; group of similar beings.
race [-s] n
ON rás, running, race, rush of water.
- Pursuit; chase; swift movement; act of rushing; running contest; competition of speed; fast forward motion.
- Course; journey; progression; steady movement toward a goal; [fig.] life; continued course of existence after death.