service
1ser·vice
noun \ˈsər-vəs\Definition of SERVICE
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a : a form followed in worship or in a religious ceremony <the burial service> b : a meeting for worship —often used in plural <held evening services>
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: the act of serving: as a : a helpful act <did him a service> b : useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity —usually used in plural <charge for professional services> c : serve
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: a set of articles for a particular use <a silver tea service>
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a : an administrative division (as of a government or business) <the consular service> b : one of a nation's military forces (as the army or navy)
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a : a facility supplying some public demand <telephone service> <bus service> b : a facility providing maintenance and repair <television service>
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: the materials (as spun yarn, small lines, or canvas) used for serving a rope
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: the act of bringing a legal writ, process, or summons to notice as prescribed by law
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: the act of a male animal copulating with a female animal
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: a branch of a hospital medical staff devoted to a particular specialty <obstetrical service>
Origin of SERVICE
Middle English, from Anglo-French servise, from Latin servitium condition of a slave, body of slaves, from servus slave
First Known Use: 13th century
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