"play a rôle" meaning in English

See play a rôle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: plays a rôle [present, singular, third-person], playing a rôle [participle, present], played a rôle [participle, past], played a rôle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play a rôle (third-person singular simple present plays a rôle, present participle playing a rôle, simple past and past participle played a rôle)
  1. Dated spelling of play a role.
    Sense id: en-play_a_rôle-en-verb-lmL0ajgf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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