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duello

duello noun: a duel.

Noun

duello (plural duellos or duelloes or duelli)

  1. (obsolete) A duel.
    • Come ſir Andrew, there's no remedie, the Gentleman will for his honors ſake haue one bowt with you: he cannot by the Duello avoide it: but hee has promiſed me, as he is a Gentleman and a Soldiour, he will not hurt you.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • the duello or monomachia1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...

Forms of duello

pluralduellos
pluralduelloes
pluralduelli

Origin of duello

Borrowed from Italian duello. Doublet of duel.

Questions about duello

What does duello mean?
Duello means a duel.
What part of speech is duello?
Duello is a noun.
What is the plural of duello?
The plural of duello is duellos.

Words near duello in the dictionary

  1. duelling pistol
  2. duelling pistols
  3. duellings
  4. duellist
  5. duellists
  6. duello
  7. duelloes
  8. duellos
  9. duelo
  10. duels
  11. duelsome

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