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   boon companion

   /ˌbuːn kəmˈpanjən/

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   • 1. a close friend with whom one enjoys spending time: "Sid was a boon companion to women"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: boon from Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‘good’. The early literal sense was ‘good fellow’, originally denoting a drinking companion.

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   What does boon companion mean?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌboon comˈpanion noun [countable] literary a very close friend Examples from the Corpus boon companion • She hadn't deserved their kindness, their good wishes - she'd hardly been a boon companion of late. Origin boon companion (1500-1600) Old French bon; → BONNY

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   How powerful is a druid's Boon Companion?

   • The Boon Companion feat allows you to have an animal companion of up to 4 levels higher than your druid class level. However, it is limited to your character level, so it does not make the companion more powerful than your total character level.

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   What was a boon companion at a feast and a great Heartbreaker?

   • For the poet was a boon companion at a feast and a great heartbreaker--but his own heart was broken also many times. The speaker's manner was always quiet, but his boon companion recognized the tone. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   Is a zine a boon companion?

   • Recent Examples on the Web Maybe that’s because a zine’s proposition — permission self-granted, gates unkept — is a boon companion to those who operate outside of the mainstream. Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 5 June 2024 These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'boon companion.'

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   Who was the boon companion of the Colossal Elephant?

   • So saying, he enclosed the tract in a fresh envelope, and, in a feigned hand, directed it to his boon companion. The boon companion of the colossal elephant was a common cat! Then he used to take me aside as his only boon companion. He officiated, as is customary among dogs, as guardian and boon companion to children, all of whom he loved.

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   Where does the word boon come from?

   • Now on its way to obsolescence, the adjective “boon” comes from the French bon, for “good,” and has meant “jolly” since the twelfth century. As for the pairing with “companion,” several sources cite the Roman epigrammist Martial, who wrote nulli tefacias nimis sodalem, which has been translated as “to no man make yourself a boon companion.”

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   Jun 5, 2024 · The meaning of BOON COMPANION is a close friend. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

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   BOON COMPANION definition: 1. a very close friend 2. a very close friend. Learn more.

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   Literary a close and constant friend.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Word Origin mid 16th cent.: boon from Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‘good’. The early literal sense was ‘good fellow’, originally denoting a drinking companion. The early literal sense was ‘good fellow’, originally denoting a drinking companion.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌboon comˈpanion noun [countable] literary a very close friend Examples from the Corpus boon companion • She hadn't deserved their kindness, their good wishes - she'd hardly been a boon companion of late. Origin boon companion (1500-1600) Old French bon; → BONNY.

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    boon companion. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: boon companion (noun) boon companion noun. plural boon companions. Britannica Dictionary definition of BOON COMPANION. [count] literary. : a close friend.