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ROLE
function, office, part, role
(noun) 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”
role
(noun) normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; “what is your role on the team?”
function, purpose, role, use
(noun) what something is used for; “the function of an auger is to bore holes”; “ballet is beautiful but what use is it?”
character, role, theatrical role, part, persona
(noun) an actor’s portrayal of someone in a play; “she played the part of Desdemona”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
role (plural roles)
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.
Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
(grammar) The function of a word in a phrase.
(object-oriented) In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
Hyponyms
• subrole
Etymology 2
Noun
role (plural roles)
(historical) An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.
Anagrams
• Orel, Orle, OrĂ«l, eorl, lore, orle, relo
Source: Wiktionary
RĂ´le, n. Etym: [F. See Roll.]
Definition: 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 rĂ´le of philanthropist. Title rĂ´le, the part, or character, which gives the title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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