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camaraderie

[kah-muh-rah-duh-ree, -rad-uh-, kam-uh-] Example Sentences Origin

ca·ma·ra·de·rie

[kah-muh-rah-duh-ree, -rad-uh-, kam-uh-]
noun
comradeship; good-fellowship.

Origin:
1830–40; < French, equivalent to camarade comrade + -erie -ery


conviviality, bonhomie, brotherhood.

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Example Sentences
  • Working for a common cause, Haney says, fosters a high degree of camaraderie in the office.
  • Voicke had agreed to stage the off-site in the hope it would forge camaraderie.
  • Women join skating teams for camaraderie and exercise, but it's the tight-knit support system that keeps them coming back.
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camaraderie (ˌkæməˈrɑːdərɪ)
 
n
a spirit of familiarity and trust existing between friends
 
[C19: from French, from comrade]

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camaraderie
1840, from Fr. camaraderie, from camarade "comrade" (see comrade).
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