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How to sign: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
"the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role";
Similiar / Same: function, office, part
Categories: duty
Within this category: capacity, hat, portfolio, second fiddle, stead
How to sign: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
"she played the part of Desdemona";
Similiar / Same: theatrical role, persona, character, part
Categories: characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal
Within this category: bit part, heavy, hero, heroine, ingenue, title role, villain
