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roommateship

roommateship noun: the state or relationship of being roommates.

Noun

roommateship (uncountable)

  1. The state or relationship of being roommates.
    • “I am surprised by how well the two other girls were able to meet my outrageous needs,” Ms. Schussel said, “especially by Sam’s ability to keep our friendship out of our roommateship most of the time.”2009 September 27, Joyce Cohen, “Roommates, Not B.F.F.’s”, in New York Times

Origin of roommateship

From roommate + -ship.

Questions about roommateship

What does roommateship mean?
Roommateship means the state or relationship of being roommates.
What part of speech is roommateship?
Roommateship is a noun.

Words near roommateship in the dictionary

  1. roommatehood
  2. roommateless
  3. roommately
  4. roommateness
  5. roommates
  6. roommateship
  7. rooms
  8. rooms by the hour
  9. rooms for doubt
  10. rooms in
  11. rooms of doom

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