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companion

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noun/kəmˈpæn.jən/
  1. 1

    A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

    • His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.
  2. 2

    A person employed to accompany or travel with another.dated

  3. 3

    The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.

  4. 4

    The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.

  5. 5

    A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.

  6. 6

    A person, thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another person, thing or phenomenon.figuratively

  7. 7

    An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.attributive

    • The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation.
  8. 8

    A celestial object that is associated with another.

  9. 9

    A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.

    • a companion of the Bath
  10. 10

    A fellow; a rogue.derogatoryobsolete

    • [L]et vs knog our praines together to be reuenge on this ſame ſcall ſcuruy-cogging-companion the Hoſt of the Garter.
verb/kəmˈpæn.jən/
  1. 1

    To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.obsolete

    • we had better turn south quickly and compare the elements of education which formed , and of creation which companioned , Salvator .
  2. 2

    To qualify as a companion; to make equal.obsolete

    • Finde me to marrie me with Octauius Cæſar, and companion me with my Miſtris.

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