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# duel

noun (duel, duels); verb (duel, duels, duelled, duelling)

«duel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/#m1)
2. A duel can also be a close contest between two rivals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, two creatures or knights fight one-to-one while others watch from the side

### Examples

- The two birds fought a fierce duel in the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/#x1)
- The knight and the giant fought a duel at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/#x2)
- The two runners had a close duel for first place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «duel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«duel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duel.html) on Mova free.