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English

Etymology
From OF. compaignon (French: compagnon), from L. companionem (nominative of companio) prefix|com|panis (with + bread).

Pronunciation
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Noun
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1. a friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company

#:His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.

1. dated a person employed to accompany or travel with another
2. nautical The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below
3. nautical The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves

Translations
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trans-top|someone with whom one spends time or keeps company
Arabic: ARchar|ز���, ARchar|ر���
Finnish: toveri
Galician: compañeiro
German: Gefährte m, Gefährtin f, Kompagnon m
Hungarian: társ
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Kurdish: KUchar|ئا�اڵ, KUchar|�ا�ر�
Novial: kompane
Old English: ġesīþ, ġef�ra
Romanian: tovar�� m
Slovene: tovariš (1), spremljevalec (2)
Spanish: compañero
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Derived terms
companion ladder
companionway

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