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the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of role was in 1605
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