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fere

/fɪə/ noun

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  1. A companion, comrade or friend.
  2. A person's spouse, or an animal's mate.

Origin

From Middle English fere, from (Northumbrian) Old English fǣra, aphetic form of ġefēra (whence also Middle English y-fere).

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