función

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fūnctiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /funˈθjoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /funˈsjoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: fun‧ción

Noun

función f (plural funcións)

  1. function, purpose

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūnctiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /funˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /funˈsjon/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: fun‧ción

Noun

función f (plural funciones)

  1. function
  2. (theater) showing
    • 1988 May 3, “Una de las tres obras dramáticas que escribió Picasso se estrena en un pequeño teatro de Nueva York”, in El País‎:
      La función aquí estrenada recoge en un escenario blanco las penalidades y sueños de "el gran pie" en su penar por la comida, el sexo, y su esperanza de que el futuro sea más halagüeño.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (computing) a function; a subroutine, method, or procedure which returns an output value and may accept input values

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