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dual — duel:
[the same pronunciation; the letters ‘dua’ and the letters ‘due’ rhyme with the word “due”]
- a dual-purpose umbrella (walking stick & umbrella)
“Dual”, an adjective, means ‘having a double character or nature; consisting of two parts; double’,
- a dual monitor computer system
e.g.
The twin brothers felt that the dual control of the family business was a big strain.
My son has dual nationality, of Britain and India. [i.e. he is the citizen of Britain and the citizen of India]
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“Duel” means ‘a fight arranged between two men, mostly for girls, in olden days, and the participants in a ‘duel’ are called “duellers“’,
e.g.
Young men fought duels to win the hearts of beautiful girls in olden days.
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A useful titbit/tidbit:
- Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman. Aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the American Revolution. First Secretary of the Treasury. Mortally wounded in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey, on July 11, 1804.
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