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companion piece in British English (kəmˈpænjən piːs) nouna subsidiary object, esp a work of art or piece of writing, that accompanies another The book was conceived as a companion piece to the 27-hour documentary on PBS. In a companion piece, Eberlin proposed temporary measures for each of the afflictedpriests. companion piece in American Englishnouna literary or musical work that has a close relationship to another work by the same author or composer Word origin [1835–45 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, crosshead, daisy chain, placement, squeegeeExamples of 'companion piece' in a sentencecompanion piece Once the credits roll on the drama, this is the perfect companion piece.And its companion piece, scored for similar forces, is delightful.No complaints, however, about the companion piece.Now the company is back with an all-male companion piece that attempts to convey the complexities of contemporary masculinity.Neither man knew that there was to be a companion piece to which he would be far better suited.It sold well, and now its companion piece gets a cinema release at the same time as its arrival online.This new book reads like a gloss on that story, a less supercharged companion-piece, and its impact is lessened.But although they are, in a sense, companion pieces, these books are far from interchangeable.The interviews, letters, discarded passages of prose assembled here are companion pieces, cumulative appendices, to the novels she has published. |