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role role model role-play

Main Entry: role
Variant(s): also rôle /rl/
Function: noun
Etymology: from French rôle "part played by an actor," literally "scroll"; so called because before the use of books, the actor's parts were written on scrolls
1 a : a character assigned or taken on b : a socially expected behavior pattern usually determined by an individual's status in a particular society c : a part played by an actor or singer <a starring role>
2 : ¹FUNCTION 2a <the role of enzymes in digestion>

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