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roles

/ɹəʊlz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A character or part played by a performer or actor.
  2. The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
  3. The function or position of something.
  4. Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
  5. (grammar) The function of a word in a phrase.
  6. In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
  7. An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data