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English
Etymology
From duel + -ism.
Noun
duelism (uncountable)
- (archaic, rare) The practice of fighting duels.
1848, The Gazette of the Union, Golden Rule, and Odd Fellows' Family Companion, page 267:About the year 1640, when the malignant star of duelism shone with more than its usual fatal influence […]
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French duellisme.
Noun
duelism m (uncountable)
- dueling
Declension
References
- duelism in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN