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function word
A grammatical word such as a determiner (the, a, some, this), preposition (in, on, from, to), complementiser (because, when, that), etc. Also known as closed class. Contrast content word.

Example:
the (determiner), in (preposition), that (determiner or conjunction)

Topics: Building words, General linguistic terms