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The correct spelling is companion.
How to pronounce companion
/kəmˈpænjən/
nounIPA: /kəmˈpænjən/
Say it like: Com-pan-ion
The correct spelling is companion. A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company For example: "His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years."
Usage Examples
“His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.”
“The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation.”
“a companion of the Bath”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company
- 2.A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
- 3.The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
- 4.The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
- 5.A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.
verb
- 1.To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
- 2.To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
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