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companion (1)
com·pan·ion
[
kəm pánnyən
]
(
plural
com·pan·ions
)
noun
Definition:
1.
somebody to be with:
somebody who accompanies or shares time with another
2.
somebody whose job is accompanying another:
somebody employed to live with another person
3.
matching article:
an object or item that goes with another to make a pair
4.
publishing
handbook:
a guide or handbook on a particular subject
5.
astronomy
fainter of two stars:
the fainter of the stars that make up a double-star or multiple-star system
6.
Another spelling of
Companion
[
13th century. < late Latin
companion-
"somebody who shares bread" < Latin
panis
"bread"
]
com·pan·ion
transitive verb
com·pan·ion·less
adjective
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