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    com·pan·ion
    [kəmˈpanyən]
    noun
    companion (noun) · companions (plural noun) · Companion (noun) · Companions (plural noun)
    1. a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels:
      "his traveling companion" · "fear became my constant companion"
      • a person who shares the experiences of another, especially when these are unpleasant or unwelcome:
        "my companions in misfortune"
      • a person's long-term sexual partner outside marriage:
        "Steve and his live-in companion"
      • a person, especially an unmarried or widowed woman, employed to live with and assist another:
        "she brought along her companion, whose drab attire set off her employer's brilliance"
      • astronomy
        a star, galaxy, or other celestial object that is close to or associated with another:
        "the small, hot, and compact companion of Sirius was discovered in 1915" · "a small companion galaxy"
    2. one of a pair of things intended to complement or match each other:
      "a companion volume"
      • a book that provides information about a particular subject:
        "the Oxford Companion to English Literature"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        dated
        a piece of equipment containing objects used in a particular activity:
        "a traveler's companion"
    3. a member of the lowest grade of certain orders of knighthood:
      "a Companion of the Order of Canada"
    verb
    formal
    companion (verb) · companions (third person present) · companioned (past tense) · companioned (past participle) · companioning (present participle)
    1. accompany:
      "he is companioned by a pageboy"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who breaks bread with another’, based on Latin com- ‘together with’ + panis ‘bread’.
    com·pan·ion
    [kəmˈpanyən]
    noun
    companion (noun) · companions (plural noun)
    1. a covering over the hatchway leading below decks.
      • archaic
        a raised frame with windows on the quarterdeck of a ship to allow light into the decks below.
      • short for companionway
    Origin
    mid 18th century: from obsolete Dutch kompanje (earlier form of kampanje) ‘quarterdeck’, from Old French compagne, from Italian (camera della) compagna ‘(storeroom for) provisions’.
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