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com⋅pa⋅ny
[kuhm-puh-nee] 
noun, plural -nies, verb, -nied, -ny⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people. |
| 2. | a guest or guests: We're having company for dinner. |
| 3. | an assemblage of persons for social purposes. |
| 4. | companionship; fellowship; association: I always enjoy her company. |
| 5. | one's usual companions: I don't like the company he keeps. |
| 6. | society collectively. |
| 7. | a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, esp. for business: a publishing company; a dance company. |
| 8. | (initial capital letter ) the members of a firm not specifically named in the firm's title: George Higgins and Company. |
| 9. | Military.
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| 10. | a unit of firefighters, including their special apparatus: a hook-and-ladder company. |
| 11. | Also called ship's company. a ship's crew, including the officers. |
| 12. | a medieval trade guild. |
| 13. | the Company, Informal. a nation's major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. |
–verb (used without object)
| 14. | Archaic. to associate. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms| 15. | Archaic. to accompany. |
| 16. | keep company,
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| 17. | part company,
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Origin:
1200–50; ME < AF; OF compaignie companionship, equiv. to compain (< LL compāniō; see companion 1 ) + -ie -y 3
1200–50; ME < AF; OF compaignie companionship, equiv. to compain (< LL compāniō; see companion 1 ) + -ie -y 3
Related forms:
com⋅pa⋅ny⋅less, adjective
Synonyms:
1. group, assemblage, body. Company, band, party, troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. Company is the general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists. Band, used esp. of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate: a concert by a band; a band of survivors. Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit: a spelunking party. Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit: a troop of cavalry. 3. gathering, crowd. 6. firm, house, corporation.
1. group, assemblage, body. Company, band, party, troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. Company is the general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists. Band, used esp. of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate: a concert by a band; a band of survivors. Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit: a spelunking party. Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit: a troop of cavalry. 3. gathering, crowd. 6. firm, house, corporation.
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| com·pa·ny (kŭm'pə-nē) n. pl. com·pa·nies
To accompany or associate with. [Middle English compainie, from Old French compaignie, from Vulgar Latin *compānia, from *compāniō, companion; see companion1.] |
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