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Function
/ˈfʌŋkʃən/
An activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person, thing, or organization.
Synonyms:
purpose
role
duty
task
operation
Antonyms:
malfunction
disfunction
Examples:
With a woman he
functioned
as a man, physically.
For nearly 24 hours I remained numb, not
functioning
very well.
That was perhaps its social
function
.
Etymology:
From the Latin
functio,
meaning
performance
or
execution,
derived from
fungi,
meaning
to perform.
First used in English in the 16th century.
Usage Statistics:
68 mentions per 1 million words
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