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role
/ɹoʊl/
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What does role mean?
noun
- A character or part played by a performer or actor.
- The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
- The function or position of something.
More meanings (4)
noun
- Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, or privileges
- The function of a word in a phrase.
- In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
- (historical) An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹoʊl/
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See this word in context.
The morbid impulse which forces ``zum fabulieren'' is bound up with the desire to play the role of the person depicted.
These preliminaries were indispensable in order to clearly appreciate the role of machinery and to make plain the series of economic evolutions.
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Just as America's role is indispensable in preserving the world's peace, so is each nation's role indispensable in preserving its own peace.
The school histories, which should emphasize the admirable as well as point out the reverse, have played a poor role in education.
The five-year plan seeks to reinvigorate the economy by increasing the role of the private sector, boosting nonoil income, and securing foreign loans.