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- [rohl]
- /roʊl/
- /rəʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rohl]
- /roʊl/
Definitions of role word
- noun role a part or character played by an actor or actress. 1
- noun role proper or customary function: the teacher's role in society. 1
- noun role Sociology. the rights, obligations, and expected behavior patterns associated with a particular social status. 1
- noun role part in a play 1
- noun role purpose, set of tasks 1
- countable noun role If you have a role in a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it. 0
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Origin of role
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < French rôle roll (as of paper) containing the actor's part
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Role
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
role popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
role usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for role
noun role
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- biz — Biz is sometimes used to refer to the entertainment business, especially pop music or films.
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- committal — Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
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