/ˈfrend.ʃɪp/
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Meaning
The warm feeling and the bond between people who are friends.
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Word origin
From Old English freondscipe, made from freond (friend) and the ending -scipe, which builds a word for a state or a condition.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- freondscipe
- English cognates
- friend, hardship
Grammar
Examples
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A "friendship" is the bond between two friends.
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"Friendship" is countable here, so it takes "a".
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Here "friendship" is uncountable and means the idea in general.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 6: friendship, apology, scoff and 7 more words.