MANOAMANO
mano a mano
Noun
- A head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel.
- ''The other candidates seemed to disappear as the public debate became a heated mano-a-mano between the two leading candidates.
Adjective
- In close confrontation.
- ''We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers.
Adverb
- Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict.
- The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano-a-mano.
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