Fighting
Fighting noun - The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.
Single combat and fighting are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Single combat" with "Fighting", this terms are similar.
Single combat
Single combat noun - A fight between two people.
Usage example: in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat
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Synonyms for Single combat
Fighting and single combat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fighting" instead a noun phrase "Single combat".
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Thankfully Walter takes this role later on the series, he's the longest surviving character fighting against the Empire and he's even the one to defeat the (first) Big Bad Wolfram in single combat.
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The Prose Edda tells how after Hrungnir, the strongest of the giants, has insulted and threatened the Aesir, Thor and Hrungnir settle the score by fighting each other in single combat.
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Instead he's the only one capable of fighting the Big Bad in single combat.
Source: Bumbling Dad
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