"spectatorship" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spectatorships [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English spectator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English spectatorship From spectator + -ship. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spectator|-ship|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spectator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English spectatorship [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-skapi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-sċiepe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-schipe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ship", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spectatorship", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spectatorship"> From spectator + -ship. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spectatorship (countable and uncountable, plural spectatorships)
  1. The state or quality of being a spectator Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state or quality of being a spectator): 旁觀 /旁观 (pángguān) (Chinese Mandarin), katsojuus (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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