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function

Definition for function

noun as in social occasion

Strongest matches

affair, gathering, meeting, reception

Strong matches

celebration, do, party

Weak match

get-together

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Officials also stress it will not function like a traditional identity card: people will not be required to carry it in public.

From BBC

Quality of play, results, recruitment, relationship with supporters - nothing is functioning.

From BBC

The school, now functioning in a limited capacity, is still awaiting its license to operate full-time.

A shutdown takes place if an agreement is not reached by the start of the fiscal year on 1 October, meaning all non-essential discretionary functions stop.

From BBC

The data showed that three years after surgery there was an average 75% slowing of the disease based on a measure which combines cognition, motor function and the ability to manage in daily life.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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