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1. (n.) role
a part or character played by an actor, singer, or other performer.
2. role
the proper or customary function of a person or thing.
3. role
the rights, obligations, and expected behavior patterns associated with a particular social status.
Etymology: (1600–10; < F rôleroll (as of paper) containing the actor's part)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) function, office, part, role
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
"the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
2. (noun) character, role, theatrical role, part, persona
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
"she played the part of Desdemona"
3. (noun) function, purpose, role, use
what something is used for
"the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
4. (noun) role
normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
"what is your role on the team?"
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1. (noun) role
the function or responsibilities that sb or sth has in a particular situation or group
Translation is one of the things I do in my role as a tour guide.; Local churches have an important/major/key role in caring for AIDS patients.; The military will play a peace-keeping role in this mission.
2. role
play a role (in)
an acting part in a play or movie
She plays the role of the mother.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Role
a part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Role
The expected and characteristic pattern of behavior exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group.
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Sense: a part played by an actor or actress in a play etc
He is playing the r; ôle of King Lear.
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 Afrikaans: rol |
 Arabic: دَوْر |
 Bulgarian: роля |
 Brazilian: papel |
 Czech: role |
 German: die Rolle |
 Danish: rolle |
 Greek: ρόλος |
 Spanish: papel |
 Estonian: roll, osa |
 Farsi: وظیفه؛ کار |
 Finnish: rooli |
 French: rôle |
 Hebrew: תַפקִיד |
 Hindi: भूमिका, पार्ट |
 Croatian: uloga |
 Hungarian: szerep |
 Indonesian: peran |
 Icelandic: hlutverk |
 Italian: ruolo, parte |
 Japanese: 役 |
 Korean: 배역 |
 Lithuanian: vaidmuo |
 Latvian: loma |
 Malay: watak |
 Dutch: rol |
 Norwegian: rolle |
 Polish: rola |
 Persian: وظیفه؛ کار |
 Pashto: دنده ، کار |
 Portuguese: papel |
 Romanian: rol |
 Russian: роль |
 Slovak: rola |
 Slovenian: vloga |
 Serbian: uloga |
 Swedish: roll |
 Thai: บทบาท |
 Turkish: rol |
 Taiwanese: 戲劇角色 |
 Ukrainian: роль |
 Urdu: اداکار کا پارٹ |
 Vietnamese: vai diễn |
 Chinese: 角色 |
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