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companion

1. com.pan.ion \k*m-'an-y*n\ n [ME compainoun, fr. OF compagnon, fr. LL 
   companion-, compa]nio, fr. L com- + panis bread, food 1: COMRADE  obs  2: 
   RASCAL  3a: one of a pair of matching things  3b: one employed to live with 
   and serve another 
2. companion vt : ACCOMPANY 
3. companion n [by folk etymology fr. D kampanje poop deck] 1: a hood 
   covering at the top of a companionway  2: COMPANIONWAY