rəul n. (also rõle) 1 an actor's
part in a
play,
film, etc. 2 a person's or thing's
characteristic or expected
function (the role of
the tape recorder in language-learning). ørole
model a
person looked to by others as an
example in a
particular role. role-playing an
exercise in
which participants
act the part of
another character, used in
psychotherapy, language-teaching, etc. [F rõle
and obs. F roule, rolle, =
ROLL n.]