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Definition of “comp

comp (kÉ’mpPronunciation for compinformal 

Definitions

noun

  1. a compositor
  2. an accompanist
  3. an accompaniment
  4. a competition

verb

  1. (intr) to work as a compositor in the printing industry
  2. to play an accompaniment (to)

Usage examples

  • This road was being used by a second comp any of the Regiment.
    Townsend, Eileen, In Love and War (1989)
  • A brand new approach is poised to change the face of corp comp.
    Business Today (1998)
  • BIGGEST UPSET: Norths Townsville beating Brothers in the Townsville cricket comp.
    Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
  • THIS week the favourite guess in our tracing of a photo comp is... a clothes peg!
    Sun, News of the World (2002)

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