companion piece

com·pan·ion piece

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh m-pan-yuh n pees]
- /kəmˈpæn yən pis/
- /kəmˈpæn.jən piːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-pan-yuh n pees]
- /kəmˈpæn yən pis/

Definitions of companion piece words

noun companion piece a subsidiary object, esp a work of art or piece of writing, that accompanies another 3
noun companion piece a literary or musical work that has a close relationship to another work by the same author or composer. 1

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Origin of companion piece

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Companion piece

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Companion piece

companion piece popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

companion piece usage trend in Literature

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