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duel definition

duel (do̵̅o̅′əl, dyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

  1. a formal fight between two persons armed with deadly weapons: it is prearranged and witnessed by two others, called seconds, one for each combatant
  2. any contest or encounter suggesting such a fight, usually between two persons a verbal duel

Etymology: ME duelle < ML duellum < OL dvellum (L bellum), war < IE base *dāu-, *deu-, to injure, destroy, burn > Sans dū, pain, OE teona, harm

intransitive verb, transitive verb dueled -·eled or duelled -·elled, dueling -·el·ing or duelling -·el·ling

to fight a duel with (a person or persons)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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