/ ˈfrendʃɪp; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] friendship (with sb) | friendship (between A and B) a relationship between friends :
a close / lasting / lifelong friendship
friendships formed while she was at college
He seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo.
2.
[ U ] the feeling or relationship that friends have; the state of being friends :
Your friendship is very important to me.
a conference to promote international friendship
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English frēondscipe (see friend , -ship ).