noun
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the art of duelling
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the code of rules for duelling
Etymology
Origin of duello
From Italian, dating back to 1580–90; duel
Example Sentences
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But will this Saturday Night Live sketch be enough to finally end the scourge of the barbaric code duello?
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2019
Belisario Cantagalli, a Fascist secretary, challenged him to a duello.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has nothing to do with "the code duello" that List mentions with what he thought was the air of a cavalier.
From Time Magazine Archive
He said that he infinitely regretted that American statutes made illegal the honorable and historic duello.
From Time Magazine Archive
He attempted to exercise his influence, as in fact the etiquette of the code duello required, to find a way out of the impasse.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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