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single combat

sin′gle com′bat,

combat between two persons.

1600–10

com•bat /v. kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmbæt; n. ˈkɑmbæt/USA pronunciation v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bat•ted, -bat•ting, n.
v.

to fight or contend against;
oppose vigorously: [~ + object]to combat crime.[~ + object + with + object]to combat disease with antibiotics.

Military armed fighting with enemy forces:[uncountable]The day of combat had arrived for the men of Squadron 1.
a struggle or contest, as between two persons, teams, or ideas:[countable]in a combat for first place.

See -bat-.

com•bat (v. kəm bat′, kom′bat, kum′-;n. kom′bat, kum′-),USA pronunciation v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bat•ted, -bat•ting, n.
v.t.

to fight or contend against;
oppose vigorously:to combat crime.

v.i.

to battle;
contend:to combat with disease.

Militaryactive, armed fighting with enemy forces.
a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.

Late Latin combattere, equivalent. to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat
Middle French combat (noun, nominal), combattre (verb, verbal)
1535–45

com•bat′a•ble, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

combat n /ˈkɒmbæt; -bət; ˈkʌm-/

a fight, conflict, or struggle
- an action fought between two military forces
- (as modifier): a combat jacket
single combat ⇒ a fight between two individuals; duel

vb /kəmˈbæt; ˈkɒmbæt; ˈkʌm-/ ( -bats, -bating, -bated)

(transitive) to fight or defy
(intransitive; often followed by with or against) to struggle or strive (against); be in conflict (with): to combat against disease

Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Old French combattre, from Vulgar Latin combattere (unattested), from Latin com- with + battuere to beat, hit

'single combat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

combat - Eteocles - martial art - Polynices - Seven against Thebes - wager - fight

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