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battle royal

  1. a fight or bout involving several or many contestants; free-for-all
  2. a long, bitterly fought battle
  3. a heated dispute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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