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Definition of
mano-a-mano adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
mano-a-mano
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
ˌmɑnoʊ ɑ ˈmɑnoʊ
/
/
(
informal
)
(
from Spanish
)
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with two people facing each other directly in order to decide an argument or a competition
It's time to settle this mano-a-mano.
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mano-a-mano
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