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Main Entry: 1com·pan·ion
Pronunciation: km-pan-yn
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English compainoun "companion," from early French cumpaignun (same meaning), from Latin companion-, companio "companion," literally, "one who eats with another," from com- "with, together" and panis "food, bread" --related to ACCOMPANY, COMPANY, PANTRY 1: one that often accompanies another : COMRADE 2 a: one of a pair of matching things b: a person employed to live with and serve another