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duel

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du·el  (dl, dy-)
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 or du·elled, du·el·ing or du·el·ling, du·els
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.]

duel·er, duel·ist n.

duel
Noun
a formal fight between two people using guns, swords, or other weapons to settle a quarrel
Verb
[duelling, duelled] or US [dueling, dueled]
to fight in a duel [Latin duellum, poetical variant of bellum war]
duellist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.duelduel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
2.duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
Verb1.duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

duel
noun 1. single combat, affair of honour
Translations
Spanish duel [ˈdjuəl] nduelo
French duel [ˈdjuəl] nduel m
German duel [ˈdjuəl] nDuell nt
Italian duel [ˈdjuəl] nduello

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While the contract of this duel was being discussed by the president and the captain-- this dreadful, savage duel, in which each adversary became a man-hunter-- Michel Ardan was resting from the fatigues of his triumph.
It required a man of that calibre, a man capable of obtruding a duel into orderly twentieth century life, to find such wild adventures.
"It will certainly be a duel which we shall have to fight," said the other, examining the priming of his pistols.
 
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