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camaraderie

kah-MAH-ruh-duh-ree · noun

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Origin

English borrowed this word directly from French camaraderie, keeping it essentially unchanged as an unadapted borrowing.

Journey

The facts don't point to a shift in meaning — what's changed instead is pronunciation, with some American speakers saying it in ways shaped by the related word comrade.

Related words

It shares a root with comrade, and that connection actually shapes how some Americans pronounce it today.

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