## Meanings
1. A formal fight between two people with weapons, arranged to settle a matter of honor.
2. A contest or struggle between two strong opponents.
3. To fight a duel, or to compete fiercely with someone.

## Examples
- The two men fought a duel at dawn with pistols.
- The match turned into a tense duel between the two best players.
- In the past, men often dueled over small insults.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: duellum
- Root: duel

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin duellum (“fight between two men, duel”), itself from Old Latin duellum (“war, fight”), which survived in Classical Latin as a rare byform of bellum and was later reinterpreted as “duel” by unetymological association with duo (“two”). May have entered English through Middle French duel.

## AI Etymology
Duel comes from Medieval Latin duellum (“fight between two men, duel”), itself from Old Latin duellum (“war, fight”), which survived in Classical Latin as a rare byform of bellum and was later reinterpreted as “duel” by unetymological association with duo (“two”). May have entered English through Middle French duel. In current use, the main senses are “A formal fight between two people with weapons, arranged to settle a matter of honor” and “A contest or struggle between two strong opponents”.

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