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role definition

role (rōl)

noun

  1. a part, or character, that an actor plays in a performance
  2. a function or office assumed by someone an advisory role

Etymology: Fr rôle, lit., a roll: from roll containing actor's part

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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