"bit part" meaning in English

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        "(acting) A minor role, generally not assigned a name."
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          "roman": "vtorostepenna rolja",
          "sense": "a minor role",
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          "roman": "epizodična rolja",
          "sense": "a minor role",
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          "sense": "a minor role",
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          "roman": "epizodíčeskaja rólʹ",
          "sense": "a minor role",
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