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Definition of -ship suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ship

suffix
 
/ʃɪp/
 
/ʃɪp/
in nouns
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  1. the state or quality of
    • ownership
    • friendship
  2. the status or office of
    • citizenship
    • professorship
  3. skill or ability as
    • musicianship
  4. the group of
    • membership
  5. Word OriginOld English -scipe, scype, of Germanic origin.
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