"rôle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rôles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rôle (plural rôles)
  1. (often poetic) Dated spelling of role. Tags: often, poetic Related terms: rôleplay
    Sense id: en-rôle-en-noun-ZXRhfg4C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʁol/ Audio: Fr-rôle.ogg Forms: rôles [plural]
Rhymes: -ol Etymology: Inherited from Middle French rolle, from Old French role. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|rolle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French rolle, {{inh+|fr|frm|rolle}} Inherited from Middle French rolle, {{inh|fr|fro|role}} Old French role Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} rôle m (plural rôles)
  1. role Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rôle-fr-noun-SxaNiNyH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. character Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rôle-fr-noun-S87z3nbq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à tour de rôle, jeu de rôle, physique du rôle

Inflected forms

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