com·pan·ion·ship

[kuhm-pan-yuhn-ship]
noun
1.
association as companions; fellowship.
2.
Printing. a group of compositors working under a foreman.

Origin:
1540–50; companion1 + -ship

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companionship (kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the relationship of friends or companions; fellowship

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Companionship is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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.
Example sentences
Their companionship was a source of comfort and strength.
Both travelers are alone and in search of companionship, so they end up
  spending the night together.
They're almost human in their desire for human companionship.
His reward, as it turns out, is affection and companionship.
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