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   du·el

   /ˈdo͞oəl/

   noun

   • 1. a contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honor: historical "twice he had seriously wounded men in duels" Similar affair of honormano-a-manosingle combatfightbattleclashencounterconfrontationhead-to-headinformal:face-offshoot-outarchaic:field meetingduellojudicial duelrencountermeetingmeeting for satisfaction of honorrare:monomachy
   • ▪ (in modern use) a contest between two parties: historical "two eminent critics engaged in a verbal duel" Similar contestcompetitionmatchgameeventfixturemeetbattlefightclashencounterengagement

   verb

   • 1. fight a duel or duels: "dueling had been forbidden for serving officers"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin duellum, archaic and literary form of bellum ‘war’, used in medieval Latin with the meaning ‘combat between two persons’, partly influenced by dualis ‘of two’. The original sense was ‘single combat used to decide a judicial dispute’; the sense ‘contest to decide a point of honor’ dates from the early 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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