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service. The first 10 are listed below.
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Main Entry:
1ser·vice 
Pronunciation:
s
r-v
s
Function:
noun
1 a : the occupation or function of serving <in active
service>
b : employment as a servant <entered the queen's
service>
2 a : the work or action performed by one that serves <gives good
service>
b : 2HELP 1, use, benefit <be of
service to them>
c : availability for use <I'll place a car at your
service>
3 : a religious ceremony or rite <the burial
service>
4 a : the act of serving
b : a helpful act
: good turn <did us a
service>
c : useful labor that does not produce goods -- usually used in plural <charge for professional
services>
d : 2SERVE5 : a set of articles for a particular use <a tea
service>
6 a : a branch of public employment or the people working in it <the consular
service>
b : a nation's armed forces <called into the
service>
7 : an organization for supplying some public demand or keeping up and repairing something <bus
service> <television sales and
service>
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service adjective
[service illustration]