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company
noun (GROUP) /ˈkʌm.pə.ni/Definition
› [C, + sing/pl verb] a large group of soldiers. especially a division of a battalionParts of armies and groups of servicemen › [C, + sing/pl verb] an organized group of young women who are Guides: My cousin and I joined the same Guide company.Societies, clubs and organizations
(Definition of company noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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