Definition of function word Function word
func•tion word
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What does function word mean?
WordNet
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| function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | ||
| closed-class word | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
| determinative, determiner one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases | ||
| preposition a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word | ||
| pronoun a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | ||
| conjunctive, continuative, connective, conjunction an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | ||
| particle a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs | ||
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Wiktionary 
- function word (Noun)
A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verb s, or conjunctions.
