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Duel vs Swordfight - What's the difference?

duel | swordfight |

As nouns the difference between duel and swordfight

is that duel is arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor while swordfight is a fight or duel using swords.

As a verb duel

is to engage in a battle.

duel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
  • Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat)
  • Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas.

    • Verb

  • To engage in a battle.

    • Related terms

    * duellist * duello * truel

    See also

    dual

    Anagrams

    * ----

    swordfight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fight or duel using swords
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=, title=Brothers admit swordfight killing of Sione Matavesi in Heckenberg, work=Herald Sun citation
    • , passage=THREE Sydney brothers have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man fatally stabbed during a brawl that included a brief swordfight . }}

    Related terms

    *swordfighting *swordfighter