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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fuhngk-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌŋk ʃən



Definition of function

Origin :
  • 1530s, "proper work or purpose," from Middle French fonction (16c.) and directly from Latin functionem (nominative functio) "performance, execution," noun of action from functus, past participle of fungi "perform, execute, discharge," from PIE root *bheug- (2) "to use, enjoy" (see brook (v.)). Use in mathematics probably begun by Leibnitz (1692).
  • noun capacity, job
  • noun social occasion
  • verb perform, work
Example sentences :
  • Duncan described the function in a letter to Kellogg as the time of his young life.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • But is there nothing to be said of the function of the imagination from the Greek side of the question?
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • For some reason it's very important to them that it continues to function.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Literature and art, at their noblest, function in that instinctive way.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • Doubtless, too, he would be tired after his journey and disinclined for such a function.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Each part and its function will be described in this Chapter in detail.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • The function of the exchange, therefore, is largely that of insurance.
  • Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
  • Also the Indian loves a function; sad or glad, it matters little.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • But it was not Calhoun's function to criticize when it could be avoided.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • They even approved of Murgatroyd when Calhoun explained his function.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

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