different between participation vs companionship

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participati?; synchronically analyzable as participate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???t?s??pe???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???t?s??pe???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: par?ti?ci?pa?tion

Noun

participation (countable and uncountable, plural participations)

1. The act of participating, of taking part in something.
2. The state of being related to a larger whole.
3. The process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
4. An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

Related terms

• participate
• participant

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin particip?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?.ti.si.pa.sj??/

Noun

participation f (plural participations)

1. participation

Related terms

• participer

Further reading

• “participation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From companion +? -ship

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m?pænj?n??p/
• Hyphenation: com?pan?ion?ship

Noun

companionship (countable and uncountable, plural companionships)

1. The state of having or being a companion.
2. (archaic) An association, a fellowship.

   a companionship of printers

3. The state of being a journeyman.
4. An organized group of people.

Translations

References

• companionship in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.