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Dual or Duel?
What Is the Difference between "Dual" and "Duel"?
"Dual" and "duel" are easy to confuse because they sound so similar (i.e., they are nearly perfect homonyms).- "Dual" means duo or double. For example:
- He has dual standards.
- "Duel" means a combat arranged by two people or groups. For example:
- I challenge you to a duel.
- After I marry, I will retain dual nationality.
- I live a dual life. On the red carpet, it's complete glam. But at home, I'm a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. (Actress Ashley Greene)
- Her father was injured in a duel.
(Here, "duel" is a noun.)
- They will duel at sundown.
(In this example, "duel" is a verb.)
- The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. (French poet Charles Baudelaire)
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More about "Dual" and "Duel"
Dual
The adjective "dual" means double or composed of two parts.Example sentences with "dual":
Duel
The noun "duel" is a prearranged combat between two people or groups. The word "duel" can also be used as a verb.Example sentences with "duel":
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