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function

CEFR: B1
The special, designed purpose, practical utility, or role that something serves in a society, linguistic system, or machine.

Synonyms

  • purpose
  • utility
  • role

Common Collocations

  • vital function
  • perform a function
  • social function

Example Sentence

The primary function of early proto-cuneiform was economic record-keeping rather than the transcription of spoken literature.

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