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function

noun
  1. The proper activity of a person or thing: job, purpose, role, task. See do
  2. A large or important social gathering: affair, celebration, festivity, fete, gala, occasion, party, soiree. Informal: do. Slang: bash. See group, work
verb
  1. To react in a specified way: act, behave, operate, perform, work. See action
  2. To perform a function effectively: go, operate, run, take, work. See thrive
  3. To perform the duties of another: act, officiate, serve. See do, substitute
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