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Chore vs Role - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between chore and role

is that chore is a task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one while rôle is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a verb chore

is to do chores.

chore

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ). See also char .

Noun

(chores)
  • A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
    • Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.

    Verb

    (chor)
  • (US, dated) To do chores.
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    Etymology 2

    Possibly derived from the (etyl) word , see also Geordie word (chor).

    Alternative forms

    * chor (Geordie)

    Verb

  • (British, informal) To steal.
    • Synonyms
    * steal (standard English) * thieve (standard English) * twoc (Geordie)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A choir or chorus.
    • (Ben Jonson)

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    role

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 2012 , Stephen MacLean, A cheer for constitutional monarchy's restraint on government] , [[w:Adam Smith Institute, Adam Smith Institute]:
    • As the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations wind down, it may be well to reflect on an aspect of public choice theory which supports constitutional monarchy — principally its rôle as a brake upon self-aggrandising politicians.

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