companion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French compaignon (French: compagnon), from Low Latin companion- (nominative companio) from com- +‎ panis (with + bread), first attested in the Frankish Lex Salica as a translation of a Germanic word represented by Gothic gahlaiba "messmate" from ga- +‎ hlaiba (with + bread), Old High German galeipo from ga- +‎ leipo (with + bread). More at co-, loaf.

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companion (plural companions)

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.

2. (dated) A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
3. (nautical) The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
4. (nautical) The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
5. (topology) A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified, knot meets every meridian disk.

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• companion ladder
• companionway
• companionable
• uncompanionable

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