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- pronunciation:
- kuhm
p
ni
- phrases:
- part company
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
companies |
| definition 1: |
a business firm.
- synonyms:
- business, firm
- similar words:
- agency, concern, corporation, enterprise, house, partnership
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| definition 2: |
an assembled group of people.
- synonyms:
- assemblage, congregation, group
- similar words:
- assembly, band, circle, community, gathering, meeting, outfit
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| definition 3: |
a guest or guests.
We had company for two weeks.- synonyms:
- guest, visitor
- similar words:
- caller
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| definition 4: |
companionship.
I enjoy your company.- synonyms:
- association, companionship, fellowship, friendship, society
- similar words:
- brotherhood, camaraderie, comradeship, fraternity, intimacy, partnership, sisterhood, togetherness
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| definition 5: |
a person or persons with whom one spends time.
- synonyms:
- associate, companion, fellow, friend
- similar words:
- ally, chum, colleague, compeer, comrade, crony, mate, partner
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| definition 6: |
a military unit smaller than a regiment.
- similar words:
- battalion, division, outfit, troop
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| definition 7: |
the officers and crew of a ship.
- similar words:
- crew
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| related words: |
association, cast, combine, command, contingent, convoy, crowd, gang, group, guild, knot, organization, party, presence, team, visitor |
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| phrase: |
part company |
Company is from a Latin word that means "the sharing of bread with another."
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