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boon companion

Main Entry:  boon companion
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an intimate or close friend; best friend
Example:  With a boon companion, she followed her new path.
Etymology:  1566; boon from Fr. bon, lit. 'good fellow'

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Boon companion is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Main Entry:  boon companion
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a very close friend
Example:  She is inseparable from her boon companion of 20 years.
Etymology:  1566; literally, 'good fellow'
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