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Synonyms
du·el (dōṓəl, dyōṓ-)

[Middle English duelle, from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, war, archaic variant of bellum.]

noun 

  1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
  2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.

verb: -eled or -elled, -el·ing or -el·ling, -els or -els 

transitive verb 

  1. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.
  2. To oppose actively and forcefully.

intransitive verb 

To engage in or as if in formal combat.

derivatives

dúel·er
noun