"swanship" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: swanships [plural]
Etymology: From swan + ship. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|swan|ship}} swan + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} swanship (plural swanships)
  1. (uncommon, chiefly in fiction) A ship shaped like a swan. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-swanship-en-noun-GokToMej Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: From swan + -ship. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|swan|-ship}} swan + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} swanship (uncountable)
  1. (uncommon) The status of being a swan; swanhood, swanness. Tags: uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-swanship-en-noun-5DwaCL8I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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