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	function word (func\|tion word) noun Linguistics a word whose purpose is to contribute to the syntax rather than the meaning of a sentence, for example do in we do not live here.		More words in this category -logy acceptation chunk 1 cognate folk etymology function word grade gradience imitative initial officialese paradigmatic polygenetic pragmatic syllabary synonymy tagmeme taxis toponymy zero Nearby Words fun run fun-size Funabashi Funafuti funambulist funboard Funchal function function key function word functional functional food functional grammar functional group functional illiterate functional medicine functional shift functionalism functionality