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role (iou)



role noun. Also r?le. E17.

An actor's part in a play, film, etc.; fig. the part played or assumed by a person in society, life, etc. E17.
L. Durrell Increasingly critical of the French r?le during the war. Dateline Magazine She..was the..choice to play the title role of Patty Hearst.
The characteristic or expected function of a person or thing, esp. (Psychology) in a particular setting or environment. L19.
B. Mayo The role of reasoning in moral argument. J. Klein Divorce of role from self destroys the integrity of the personality. W. M. Clarke She slipped easily into the role of housekeeper.
Computing. A symbol or series of symbols expressing the function or meaning of a term in an index or thesaurus, esp. in relation to other terms. Usu. attrib. M20.
Comb.: role model a person looked to by others as an example in a particular role; role reversal the assumption of a role which is the reverse of that normally performed.