Also spelled companionation
noun
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the comfort and pleasure of having company
After her husband died, the dog provided much-needed companionship.
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· the comfort and pleasure of...
companyfellowshipfriendshipcamaraderietogethernesscomradeship
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From companion + -ship, from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin companionem ('messmate'), literally 'one who eats bread with another', from com- ('with') + panis ('bread').
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