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- [doo-uh l, dyoo-]
- /ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-/
- /ˈdjuː.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo-uh l, dyoo-]
- /ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-/
Definitions of duel word
- noun duel a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel. 1
- noun duel any contest between two persons or parties. 1
- noun duel A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honor. 1
- noun duel gunfight between two people 1
- intransitive verb duel fight a duel 1
- noun Definition of duel in Technology (programming) A front end to gdb by Michael Golan <[email protected]>. 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. 1
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Origin of duel
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Duel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
duel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
duel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for duel
noun duel
- bout — If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.
- joust — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- shootout — a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals.
- fencing — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
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