du·el
[doo-uh
l, dyoo-] noun, verb, du·eled, du·el·ing or ( especially British ) du·elled, du·el·ling. noun
1.
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
2.
any contest between two persons or parties.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to fight in a duel.
Origin:
1585–95; earlier duell < Medieval Latin duellum, Latin: earlier form of bellum war, probably maintained and given sense “duel” by association with Latin duo two
1585–95; earlier duell < Medieval Latin duellum, Latin: earlier form of bellum war, probably maintained and given sense “duel” by association with Latin duo two
Related forms
du·el·is·tic; especially British, du·el·lis·tic, adjective
out·du·el, verb (used with object), out·du·eled, out·du·el·ing or ( especially British ) out·du·elled, out·du·el·ling.
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duel (ˈdjuːəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a prearranged combat with deadly weapons between two people following a formal procedure in the presence of seconds and traditionally fought until one party was wounded or killed, usually to settle a quarrel involving a point of honour |
| 2. | a contest or conflict between two persons or parties |
| —vb , duels, duelling, duelled, duels, dueling, dueled | |
| 3. | to fight in a duel |
| 4. | to contest closely |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, poetical variant of bellum war; associated by folk etymology with Latin duo two] | |
| 'dueller | |
| —n | |
| 'duellist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
duel
late 15c., from M.L. duellum "combat between two persons," by association with L. duo "two," but originally from L. duellum "war," an Old Latin form of bellum. Retained in poetic and archaic language and apparently given a special meaning in M.L. or L.L. of "one-on-one combat" on fancied connection with
duo "two." Related: Dueling.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
DUEL definition
programmingA front end to gdb by Michael Golan mg@cs.princeton.edu. DUEL implements a language designed for debugging C programs. It features efficient ways to select and display data items. It is normally linked into the gdb executable, but could stand alone. It interprets a subset of C in addition to its own language.
Version 1.10.
(ftp://ftp.cs.princeton.edu/duel/).
(1993-03-20)
Example sentences
Figures in frock coats wielding silver spoons appear on the horizon they seek a duel where three parties meet.
It will be another first-two millionaire swimmers in a duel at the pool.
It's firm enough to make for a spirited duel, but soft enough to do no damage when it strikes.
All but one dog going through the training will emerge duel certified in both drug detection and patrol abilities.
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