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comrade

com.rade \'ka:m-.rad, -r*d\ \-.ship\ n [MF camarade group sleeping in one 
   room, roommate, companion, fr. OSp ] [fr. its use as a form of address by 
   communists]camarada, fr. ca`mara room, fr. LL camera, camara 1a: an 
   intimate friend or associate : COMPANION  1b: a fellow soldier  2: 
   COMMUNIST  - com.rade.ship n