role

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
noun an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
noun what something is used for

From French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus. Doublet of roll and rotulus.

Jacobs played the role perfectly. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
In this role she weighed him. — 'Firebrand' Trevison, Charles Alden Seltzer
Man-eaters played a major role in my dreams. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

function, office, part

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