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  • 21com|pan|ion — com|pan|ion1 «kuhm PAN yuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. one who goes along with or accompanies another; one who shares in what another is doing; comrade: »The twins were companions in work and play. SYNONYM(S): associate. 2. a person paid to live or… …

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  • 22companion — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English compainoun, from Anglo French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion , companio, from Latin com + panis bread, food more at food Date: 13th century 1. one that accompanies… …

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  • 23Top Hat 25 — is an Australian made sailing yacht. It came in four different marks (models) named Mk 0 III. After the Mk III, another model, Top Hat 27, was launched before the production ceased.MK 0The cold moulded model from 1963, four 3 mm laminations laid… …

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  • 24companion — companion1 companionless, adj. /keuhm pan yeuhn/, n. 1. a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions. 2. a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the… …

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  • 25Caribbean Sailing Yachts — Caribbean Sailing Yachts, also known as CSY, are heavy displacement recreational sailboats built during the 1970s and 1980s in Tampa, Florida. CSY went out of business in the early 1980s; however, the well founded boats have continued to sail the …

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  • 26stairs — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stairway, staircase, flight, companionway, steps, stair, escalator, moving stair, spiral staircase, open stairway, closed stairway, ascent. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. steps, stairway, staircase, flight, perron, spiral …

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  • 27companion — companion1 noun 1》 a person with whom one spends time or travels.     ↘a person employed to live with and assist someone old or unwell. 2》 each of a pair of things intended to complement or match each other.     ↘Brit. dated a piece of equipment… …

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  • 28companion — I com•pan•ion [[t]kəmˈpæn yən[/t]] n. 1) a person who frequently associates with or accompanies another; comrade 2) a person in a usu. long term, intimate relationship with another person; partner 3) a person employed to accompany, assist, or… …

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  • 29companion — I. /kəmˈpænjən / (say kuhm panyuhn) noun 1. someone who accompanies or associates with another. 2. a person, usually a woman, employed to accompany or assist another. 3. a mate or match for a thing. 4. a handbook; guide. 5. a member of the lowest …

  • 30companion — companion1 [kəm pan′yən] n. [ME compainoun < OFr compagnon < VL * companio, lit., bread fellow, messmate (calque of Goth gahlaiba, one who eats of the same bread < ga , with + hlaifs, bread, LOAF1) < L com , with + panis, bread] 1. a… …

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