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; see origin at 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
Result: Rondi challenged the poet to a duello.
From Time Magazine Archive
They desired to adjust a minor point of honor by the duello.
From Time Magazine Archive
Technically, given the rules of the code duello, Burr should have felt obliged to accept Hamilton’s explanation as the equivalent of an apology.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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