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Added 2 October 2026

function

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ noun

In Latin: pars Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about function at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

What something does or is used for.
A professional or official position.
An official or social occasion.
Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.

verb

To have a function.
To carry out a function; to be in action.

Origin

From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus, perfect participle of fungor (“to perform, execute, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).

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