🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

주요 기능

Pronunciation / Transliteration: juyo gineung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Primary function/ˈpraɪ.mər.i ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 장치의 주요 기능은 공기를 정화하는 것입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The main, most important purpose or fundamental role that something is designed or expected to fulfill.

    "The primary function of the heart is to pump oxygenated blood throughout the body."
  2. 2

    In computing and mathematics, the core operational capability or default task executed by a system or procedure.

    "The primary function of this software module is data encryption."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'primarius' (chief, principal, of the first rank) combined with 'functio' (performance, execution), originating from 'fungi' (to perform). The compound term emerged in early modern technical and organizational discourse to denote the fundamental purpose or primary role of a system, organ, or mechanism.

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