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/ʃɪp/ · suffix
Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character..
fellow → fellowship
owner → ownership
Use -ship when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-ship means Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character..
Common synonyms include -ness, -hood, -itude, -th.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
fellow → fellowship
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