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Definition of: companion
(kəm·pan′yən) noun
1. One who or that which accompanies; a comrade; associate.
2. A person, usually a woman, employed for company and assistance not of a menial nature.
3. A mate; one of a pair. See synonyms under ACCESSORY, ASSOCIATE.
—v.t. To be a companion to; accompany; associate with. [<OF compagnon <LL companio, -onis <L com- together + panis bread]
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