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duel
A	noun
	1	duel
			any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try ╚struggle; battle ╚duel
	2	duel, affaire d'honneur
			a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚conflict; struggle; battle ╚fight; fighting; combat; scrap ╚duel, affaire d'honneur
B	verb
	1	duel
			fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
		Category Tree: fight; struggle ╚duel

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