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duello

American  
[doo-el-oh, dyoo-, doo-el-law] / duˈɛl oʊ, dju-, duˈɛl lɔ /

noun

  1. the practice or art of dueling.

  2. the code of rules regulating dueling.


duello British  
/ djuːˈɛləʊ /

noun

  1. the art of duelling

  2. the code of rules for duelling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of duello

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


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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

Result: Rondi challenged the poet 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

They desired to adjust a minor point of honor by the 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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