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Duel

/ˈdjuːəl/

Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.

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📖 Definitions of "Duel"

noun

1
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
2
Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat)
3
Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas.

verb

1
To engage in a battle.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Duel"

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Word	Definition
showdownnoun	(idiomatic) The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
fightnoun	A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
gunfightnoun	A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
shootoutnoun	(soccer) A penalty shootout.
challengenoun	A confrontation; a dare.
contestnoun	(countable) A competition.
meetingnoun	A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
griefnoun	Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
premiumnoun	(insurance) The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
bonusnoun	Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
mourningnoun	Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
sorrownoun	(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
differentialnoun	A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
matchnoun	(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
dualnoun	(wrestling) A head-to-head match or meet between two teams, such as two high schools or colleges.
doublenoun	Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
battlenoun	(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
engagementnoun	(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
combatnoun	A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
clashnoun	Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.