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Definition of boon companion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boon companion

noun
 
/ˌbuːn kəmˈpænjən/
 
/ˌbuːn kəmˈpænjən/
(literary)
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  1. a very good friend
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: 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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