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duel

du·el [ d əl ] (plural du·els)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. formal fight over matter of honor: a prearranged combat, especially in former times, between two people armed with lethal weapons, usually to settle a disagreement over a matter of honor

2. struggle between two parties: a struggle or conflict between two people or groups

[15th century. < medieval Latin duellum "combat between two persons" < (influenced by Latin duo "two") Latin duellum, archaic form of bellum "war"]

du·el intransitive verb
du·el·er noun

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See dual.

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