role

English

/ɹəʊl/

noun
Definitions
  • A character or part played by a performer or actor.
  • The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
  • The function or position of something.
  • Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
  • (grammar) The function of a word in a phrase.
  • (object-oriented) In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.

Etymology

Borrowed from French rôle derived from Middle French rolle derived from Old French role derived from Latin rotulus (paper scroll).

Origin

Latin

rotulus

Gloss

paper scroll

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