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duel
a prearranged combat between two people
Not to be confused with:
dual – made up of two parts; for two; double
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du·el
(do͞o′əl, dyo͞o′-)n.
1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.
v. du·eled, du·el·ing, du·els or du·elled or du·el·ling
v.tr.
1. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.
2. To oppose actively and forcefully.
v.intr.
To engage in or as if in formal combat.
[Middle English duelle, from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, war, archaic variant of bellum.]
du′el·er, du′el·ist n.
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duel
(ˈdjuːəl)n
1. (Historical Terms) a prearranged combat with deadly weapons between two people following a formal procedure in the presence of seconds and traditionally fought until one party was wounded or killed, usually to settle a quarrel involving a point of honour
2. a contest or conflict between two persons or parties
vb (intr) , duels, duelling or duelled, duels, dueling or dueled
3. (Historical Terms) to fight in a duel
4. to contest closely
[C15: from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, poetical variant of bellum war; associated by folk etymology with Latin duo two]
ˈdueller, ˈdueler n
ˈduellist, ˈduelist n
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du•el
(ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to settle a private quarrel.
2. any contest between two persons or parties.
v.t., v.i. 3. to fight in a duel.
[1585–95; earlier duell < Medieval Latin duellum, Latin: earlier form of bellum war]
du′el•er, du′el•ist, n.
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duel
Past participle: duelled
Gerund: duelling
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| Noun | 1. |  duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor |
| 2. | duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) | |
| Verb | 1. | duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" |
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duel
noun
1. single combat, fight, battle, confrontation, head-to-head, affair of honour He killed a man in a duel.
2. contest, fight, competition, clash, encounter, engagement, rivalry, head-to-head sporadic artillery duels
verb
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Translations
مُبارَزَهمُنافَسَهيَتَبارَز
bojsoubojutkat se v souboji
duelduelleretvekamp
kaksinkamppailukaksintaistelu
duelduellerbattre en duel
párbajpárbajozik
einvígieinvígi; úrslitaleikurheyja einvígi
dvikovakautis dvikovoje
divkaujaduelētiesduelis
biť sa v súbojisúboj
dvoboj
düellodüello etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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duel
vi → sich duellieren; (German students) → eine Mensur schlagen; duelling (Brit) or dueling (US) pistols → Duellierpistolen pl
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duel
(ˈdjuəl) noun1. a fight (with swords or pistols) between two people over a matter of honour etc.
2. any contest between two people or two sides. a duel for first place.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈduelled – to fight a duel.
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