vital function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vital function
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Memory serves a vital function, enabling us to learn from new experiences and update existing knowledge.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
With "The McCartney Legacy," the authors perform a vital function, affording readers with the first in-depth study of McCartney's transition from Beatle Paul into solo superstardom.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022
He acknowledged that the port plays a vital function, “but at what cost?”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2021
But she had spent so much time on the project in hand that she had neglected another vital function of the CEO role - winning new orders for the firm.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2021
No one has done more to bring out the depths there are in vital function than Bernard.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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