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Main Entry:
1mate 
Pronunciation:
m
t
Function:
noun
1 a : 2ASSOCIATE 1, companion
b : an assistant worker
: HELPER <plumber's
mate>
2 : a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
3 a : either member of a married couple
b : one of a breeding pair of animals <a dove and its
mate>
c : either of two matched objects <the
mate to a glove>
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