Complete Definition of "duel"

English

Etymology
ML. duellum (fight between two men, under influence from duo#Latin|duo) < Old L. duellum (=bellum, war) < PIE. base *d�u-, *deu- (to injure, destroy, burn). Cognate with AGr. δ�η (misery, pain) and with w:Duellona|Duellona (goddess of war).

Pronunciation
SAMPA: /dju:@l/
audio|en-us-duel.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��l|-��l

Noun
en-noun

  1. Combat between two persons, primarily over a matter of personal honor.
  2. A struggle between two contending ideas.

Translations
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Dutch: duel n, tweegevecht n
Esperanto: t-|eo|duelo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|kaksintaistelu
French: t+|fr|duel|m
German: Zweikampf m, Duell n
Greek: t|el|μονομα�ία|f|sc=Grek (monomachía) (combat between persons)
Hungarian: párbaj
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Interlingua: duello
Italian: duello m
Japanese: 決� (����, kettou), ����
Portuguese: t+|pt|duelo|m
Serbian: dvoboj
Spanish: duelo m (1,2)
Swedish: duell c (1)
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Verb
en-verb|duels|dueling|dueled US

en-verb|duels|duelling|duelled UK

  1. To engage in a duel.

Translations
trans-top|engage in a duel
Dutch: duelleren
Interlingua: duellar
Italian: duellare
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Portuguese: duelar
Swedish: duellera
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Category:Latin root duell

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