Duel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈduː.É™l/, /ˈdju.É™l/
• Rhymes: -ÊŠÉ™l
• Homophones: dual

Origin

From Medieval Latin duellum ("fight between two men"), under influence from Latin duo, from Old Latin duellum (whence Latin bellum ("war")), from Proto-Indo-European *dāu-, *deu- ("to injure, destroy, burn").

Full definition of duel

Noun

1. Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
2. Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat)
3. Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas.

Verb

1. To engage in a battle.

Related terms

• duellist
• duello
• truel

Anagrams

• leud, lude