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duelling

 

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Verb duel has 1 sense
  1. duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
    --1 is one way to
    fight, struggle
    Derived forms: noun duelist1, noun duel1, noun dueller1, noun dueler1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody

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Duelling

Noun:

1. A formal combat between two individuals, typically with pistols or swords, carried out to settle a point of honor.

Example Sentence: The two gentlemen engaged in a duelling match to resolve their long-standing dispute.

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Verb:

1. Engaging in a formal combat with someone, typically with pistols or swords, to settle a point of honor.

Example Sentence: The protagonists decided to duell to the death to restore their honor.

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Adjective:

1. Relating to or characteristic of duelling.

Example Sentence: The town had a rich duelling tradition, and therefore, even today, there are displays of duelling artifacts.

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