rôle — meaning in English

English meaning

• part noun A piece or portion of something larger.
• role noun A part played by an actor in a performance.
• roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.

Senses

rôle is used for these senses in English:

• part Position or role (especially in a play).
• role (grammar) The function of a word in a phrase.
• roll An official or public document; a register; a record.
• roll (obsolete) A part; an office; a duty; a role.

part — full definition

1. noun A piece or portion of something larger.
2. noun A role played by an actor, or someone's share of responsibility in something.
3. verb To separate from someone or something, or to divide something into pieces.
4. adv Partly; to some degree.

role — full definition

1. noun A part played by an actor in a performance.
2. noun The function, position, or set of responsibilities someone or something has.

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