/rəʊl/
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Translation
The part that a person plays in a story, or the job they do inside a group.
Word origin
From French role, the roll of paper an actor's part was written on.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- role
- English cognates
- roll
Grammar
Gender
Pluralroles
Examples
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A "role" is the part an actor plays.
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Here "role" means the job they do for someone.
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A "role" is what one person is there to do.
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