duello

[ doo-el-oh, dyoo-; Italian doo-el-law ]

/ duˈɛl oʊ, dyu-; Italian duˈɛl lɔ /

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noun

the practice or art of dueling.

the code of rules regulating dueling.

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Origin of duello

From Italian, dating back to 1580–90; see origin at duel

Words nearby duello

due bill, duecento, due diligence, duel, duelist, duello, duende, duenna, due process of law, Duero, dues

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How to use duello in a sentence

I drew myself up before him, and I bowed as I have done in the duello.
The Adventures of Gerard|Arthur Conan Doyle
The antagonists in the strange duello sat back to back, astraddle a seat.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
So much for the code duello, so much for false pride and extreme ideas of what should touch one's honor.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812|James Barnes
He was not a woodsman, and they expected from him something different from the usual duello of the woods.
King Spruce, A Novel|Holman Day

In the army the Italian still fights his duello, but these affairs never get into the newspapers, as in France.
The Place of Honeymoons|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for duello

duello

/ (djuːˈɛləʊ) /

noun plural -los

the art of duelling

the code of rules for duelling

Word Origin for duello

C16: from Italian; see duel

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