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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Role \R[^o]le\, n. [F. See Roll.]
     A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama;
     hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he
     has now taken the r[^o]le of philanthropist.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Title r[^o]le, the part, or character, which gives the
        title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that
        name.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Role \R[^o]le\, n. [F. See Roll.]
     A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama;
     hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he
     has now taken the r[^o]le of philanthropist.
  
     Title r[^o]le, the part, or character, which gives the
        title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that
        name.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  role
       n 1: the actions and activities assigned to or required or
            expected of a person or group; "the function of a
            teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its
            role" [syn: function, office, part]
       2: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
          part of Desdemona" [syn: character, theatrical role, part,
           persona]
       3: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to
          bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
          [syn: function, purpose, use]
       4: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular
          social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο ρόλος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     Czech n.
     1 (l en role), part (gloss: of an actor) (19th c.)
     2 lines (gloss: spoken text of an actor playing a part)
     3 (l en role) (gloss: e.g. of a person in a society)
     4 (lb cs linguistics) (l en role) (gloss: function of a constituent
  in a clause)
     5 scroll (19th c.)
     Czech n.
     1 (lb cs obsolete literary) field (gloss: area to grow crops) (14th
  c.)
     2 old unit of field measurement
     3 (lb cs obsolete literary) area, domain (gloss: of activity)
     Old French n.
     roll; scroll (rolled up document)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: rolar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     alt.
     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.
     n.
     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.
     n.
     (lb en historical) An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of
  parchment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     Czech n.
     1 (l en role), part (gloss: of an actor) (19th c.)
     2 lines (gloss: spoken text of an actor playing a part)
     3 (l en role) (gloss: e.g. of a person in a society)
     4 (lb cs linguistics) (l en role) (gloss: function of a constituent
  in a clause)
     5 scroll (19th c.)
     Czech n.
     1 (lb cs obsolete literary) field (gloss: area to grow crops) (14th
  c.)
     2 old unit of field measurement
     3 (lb cs obsolete literary) area, domain (gloss: of activity)
     Old French n.
     roll; scroll (rolled up document)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: rolar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     Czech n.
     1 (l en role), part (gloss: of an actor) (19th c.)
     2 lines (gloss: spoken text of an actor playing a part)
     3 (l en role) (gloss: e.g. of a person in a society)
     4 (lb cs linguistics) (l en role) (gloss: function of a constituent
  in a clause)
     5 scroll (19th c.)
     Czech n.
     1 (lb cs obsolete literary) field (gloss: area to grow crops) (14th
  c.)
     2 old unit of field measurement
     3 (lb cs obsolete literary) area, domain (gloss: of activity)
     Old French n.
     roll; scroll (rolled up document)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: rolar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     Tšekki n.
     rooli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  role
     Engelska n.
     roll

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  rol

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Role /ɹˈəʊl/
  الدور

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  role //ɹol// //ɹoʊl// //ɹɐʉl// //ɹəʊl// /[ɹʷoʊɫ]/ /[ɹʷɒʊɫ]/ 
  ро́ля
  character or part

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/ 
  postavení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  role

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  úloha

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/ 
  rôl 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  Funktion , Rolle  [soc.]
        "a culturally specific and socially constructed role"  - eine kulturspezifische und sozial bedingte Rolle
     Synonym: rôle
  
   see: roles, rôles
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  Rolle  [art]
           Note: Theater; Film
        "part/role in a/the film"  - Filmrolle
        "group work with assigned roles/parts"  - Gruppenarbeit mit verteilten Rollen
     Synonyms: theatrical role, part
  
   see: theatrical roles, roles, parts, reverse roles
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  Rollenbild  [soc.]
     Synonym: social role
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  
  ρόλος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  role //ɹol// //ɹoʊl// //ɹɐʉl// //ɹəʊl// /[ɹʷoʊɫ]/ /[ɹʷɒʊɫ]/ 
  1. rooli, osa
  character or part
  2. rooli, asema
  the expected behavior of an individual in a society
  3. rooli, osa, virka
  the function or position of something

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  role /roul/
  rôle

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  funkcija, svojstvo, uloga, uloge, ulogu

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  1. teendô
  2. szerep
  3. kötelesség
  4. feladat

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  role //ɹol// //ɹoʊl// //ɹɐʉl// //ɹəʊl// /[ɹʷoʊɫ]/ /[ɹʷɒʊɫ]/ 
  1. peranan
  the expected behavior of an individual in a society
  2. peran, tugas
  the function or position of something

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  role //ɹol// //ɹoʊl// //ɹɐʉl// //ɹəʊl// /[ɹʷoʊɫ]/ /[ɹʷɒʊɫ]/ 
  1. 役割, 役, 役柄
  character or part
  2. 役, 役割
  the function or position of something

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  role /rəʋl/
  1. rolė, vaidmuo
     See also: character
  
     See also: part
  
  2. funkcija
     See also: function
  

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  role /roul/
  rol

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  role //ɹol// //ɹoʊl// //ɹɐʉl// //ɹəʊl// /[ɹʷoʊɫ]/ /[ɹʷɒʊɫ]/ 
  rolle 2.
  the expected behavior of an individual in a society
   3.
  the function or position of something

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  role /rəʊl/ 
    rola

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  role /roul/ 
  parte, papel

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  role //ɹol// //ɹoʊl// //ɹɐʉl// //ɹəʊl// /[ɹʷoʊɫ]/ /[ɹʷɒʊɫ]/ 
  1. funktion
  (grammar) the function of a word in a phrase
  2. roll 2.
  character or part
   3.
  the expected behavior of an individual in a society
   4.
  the function or position of something

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  role /ɹˈəʊl/
  1. .rol.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹoʊɫ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/role/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/role/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "role":
     actor, antagonist, antihero, bit, bit part, capacity, cast,
     character, condition, cue, duty, end use, fat part, feeder,
     function, heavy, hero, heroine, immediate purpose, impersonation,
     ingenue, job, lead, lead role, leading lady, leading man,
     leading woman, lines, office, operation, operational purpose, part,
     person, personage, piece, place, position, post, protagonist,
     province, purpose, quality, relation, responsibility, side,
     situation, soubrette, status, straight part, supporting character,
     supporting role, task, title role, ultimate purpose, use, villain,
     walk-on, walking part, work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 角色,职份,任务;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. U角色;C作用,任务

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