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 Definitions of duel  [ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-]  

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Definition of 'duel' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) duel
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to settle a private quarrel.

2.  duel
any contest between two persons or parties.

3. (v.i.) duel
to fight in a duel.

Etymology:  (1585–95; earlier duell < ML duellum, L: earlier form of bellum war)

Definition of 'duel' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) duel, affaire d'honneur
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

2. (verb) duel
any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

3. (verb) duel
fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
"In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"


Definition of 'duel' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) duel
a combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other

2.  duel
to fight in single combat


Translation of 'duel' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a fight (with swords or pistols) between two people over a matter of honour etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: tweegeveg Arabic flag Arabic: مُبارَزَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: дуел
Brazilian flag Brazilian: duelo Czech flag Czech: souboj German flag German: das Duell
Danish flag Danish: duel Greek flag Greek: μονομαχία Spanish flag Spanish: duelo
Estonian flag Estonian: kahevõitlus Farsi flag Farsi: دوئل Finnish flag Finnish: kaksintaistelu
French flag French: duel Hebrew flag Hebrew: דוּ קְרָב Hindi flag Hindi: द्वंद युद्ध
Croatian flag Croatian: dvoboj Hungarian flag Hungarian: párbaj Indonesian flag Indonesian: pertarungan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: einvígi Italian flag Italian: duello Japanese flag Japanese: 決闘
Korean flag Korean: 결투 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dvikova Latvian flag Latvian: duelis
Malay flag Malay: pertarungan Dutch flag Dutch: tweegevecht Norwegian flag Norwegian: duell
Polish flag Polish: pojedynek Persian flag Persian: جنگ تن به تن Pashto flag Pashto: تن په تن جګړه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: duelo Romanian flag Romanian: duel Russian flag Russian: дуэль
Slovak flag Slovak: súboj Slovenian flag Slovenian: dvoboj Serbian flag Serbian: dvoboj
Swedish flag Swedish: duell Thai flag Thai: การดวลกัน Turkish flag Turkish: düello
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 決鬥 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: дуель Urdu flag Urdu: دو آدمیوں کے بیچ وقار کے
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cuộc đấu súng hoặc đấu ki Chinese flag Chinese: 决斗

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