mateship

mate·ship

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyt-ship]
- /ˈmeɪt ʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyt-ship]
- /ˈmeɪt ʃɪp/

Definitions of mateship word

noun mateship the state of being a mate. 1
noun mateship Australian. a mode of conduct among Australian men that stresses equality, friendship, and solidarity. 1
noun mateship (countable, and, uncountable, nautical) The post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate. 1
noun mateship the comradeship of friends, usually male, viewed as an institution 0

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Origin of mateship

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; mate1 + -ship

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Parts of speech for Mateship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mateship

mateship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

mateship usage trend in Literature

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