noun
1.
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
2.
proper or customary function: the teacher's role in society.
3.
Sociology. the rights, obligations, and expected behavior patterns associated with a particular social status.
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role or rôle (rəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a part or character in a play, film, etc, to be played by an actor or actress |
| 2. | psychol the part played by a person in a particular social setting, influenced by his expectation of what is appropriate |
| 3. | usual or customary function: what is his role in the organization? |
| [C17: from French rôle | |
| rôle or rôle | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French rôle | |
| role or rôle (rəʊl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a part or character in a play, film, etc, to be played by an actor or actress |
| 2. | psychol the part played by a person in a particular social setting, influenced by his expectation of what is appropriate |
| 3. | usual or customary function: what is his role in the organization? |
| [C17: from French rôle | |
| rôle or rôle | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French rôle | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
role
"part or character one takes," 1606, from Fr. rôle "part played by a person in life," lit. "roll (of paper) on which an actor's part is written," from O.Fr. rolle (see roll). Role model first attested 1957.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
role or rôle (rōl)
n.
The characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual.
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Example sentences
The crisis has highlighted the importance of the government's role in regulating markets to make them function smoothly.
Designate two more students to play the role of wind and give them the fans.
The idea of capitalism did in fact have an important role historically, but by now that usefulness may well be fairly exhausted.
Shale gas is a big part of that story, given the role that natural gas plays in oil sands production.
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