- a variation of acquaintance.
acquaintanceship
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Drogheda Life journalist Andrew Spearman said he had a "nodding acquaintanceship" with Ms Tyson prior to their interview.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
The text excludes “casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022
It’s easy to forget that, especially after many years—and it’s difficult to end a friendship, or even “just” to let it peter out, demoting it to something more like friendly acquaintanceship.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2021
I've never figured out how to handle this without either hurting feelings/ending an otherwise pleasant acquaintanceship or getting stuck spending my time in a way I don't want to.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2016
Thus Mr. MacQueen and Colonel Arbuthnot provided alibis for each other—two persons between whom it seemed most unlikely there should be any prior acquaintanceship.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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