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nouna prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
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nounany struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
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"In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"verbfight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
Definition that contains duel
- second the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- duel fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
- hamilton United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
- galois French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832)
- burr United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
- duelist a person who fights duels
- duellist a person who fights duels
- dueler a person who fights duels
- call-out a challenge to a fight or duel
- field of honor the scene of a duel