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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
function word
–noun
| a word, as a preposition, article, auxiliary, or pronoun, that chiefly expresses grammatical relationships, has little semantic content of its own, and belongs to a small, closed class of words whose membership is relatively fixed (distinguished from content word). |
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| function word
n. A word, such as a preposition, a conjunction, or an article, that has little semantic content of its own and chiefly indicates a grammatical relationship. Also called form word, functor. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| function word | |
noun | |
| a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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