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An example use of companion in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… canine companion but when did we start …”
A companion is a person who accompanies another person.
the word companion occurs in english on average 16.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that companion can be often used in the following areas:
1) people, society, and culture;
2) transport and travel;