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Role
Role
,Rôle
Noun.
[F. See
Roll
.] 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
. role
of philanthropistTitle role
, the part, or character, which gives the title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that name.
Definition 2024
rôle
rôle
English
Noun
rôle (plural rôles)
- (dated) Alternative spelling of role
- 2006 Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero, Phonological change in Optimality Theory, in Keith Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of language and linguistics [2nd edn., vol. 9], 497-505. Oxford: Elsevier.
- Thus, diachronic reductionists follow Ohala in emphasizing the rôle of the parser in phonologization and downplaying the contribution of higher principles of grammatical organization.
- 2012, Stephen MacLean, A cheer for constitutional monarchy's restraint on government, Adam Smith Institute:
- As the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations wind down, it may be well to reflect on an aspect of public choice theory which supports constitutional monarchy — principally its rôle as a brake upon self-aggrandising politicians.
- 2006 Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero, Phonological change in Optimality Theory, in Keith Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of language and linguistics [2nd edn., vol. 9], 497-505. Oxford: Elsevier.
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French
Etymology
Middle French rolle < Old French role.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁol/
Noun
rôle m (plural rôles)