function word
noun/ˈfʌŋkʃn wɜːd/
/ˈfʌŋkʃn wɜːrd/
(also functor)
(grammar)- a word that is important to the grammar of a sentence rather than its meaning, for example ‘do’ in ‘we do not live here’ compare content word
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