Sistership

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The role or position of sister. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of sister ship. alt-of, alternative

    "Only three weeks ago Orange, a sistership to Maiden II sailed by Bruno Peyron, failed to break the Round Britain record by just one hour and 16 minutes when it was becalmed in sight of the finish line."

  3. 3
    an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest wordnet
  4. 4
    the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
sisterhoodsisterhoodaffiliationallianceancestryblood

Example

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"Only three weeks ago Orange, a sistership to Maiden II sailed by Bruno Peyron, failed to break the Round Britain record by just one hour and 16 minutes when it was becalmed in sight of the finish line."

Etymology

From sister + -ship.

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