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ROLE PLAYING

Specialty Definition: ROLE PLAYING

DomainDefinition

Health

The adopting or performing the role of another significant individual in order to gain insight into the behavior of that person. (references)

Medicine

An activity in which a person imitates, consciously or unconsciously, a role uncharacteristic of himself. Source: European Union. (references)
 Group learning/teaching technique in which students resolve a problem situation by acting out the roles of the protagonists in the situation. Source: European Union. (references)
 In the -- method a conflict is artificially constructed and the trainee is given a strategic position in it. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: ROLE PLAYING

Synonym: Role reversal. (additional references)

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Crosswords: ROLE PLAYING

Specialty definitions using "ROLE PLAYING": CLINICAL SOCIOLOGISTGamemasterTEACHER AIDE I, teacher assistant. (references)

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Modern Usage: ROLE PLAYING

DomainUsage

Clever

Adult Education Topic: Learning to live: Basic differences between your mother and your wife. Online class and role playing. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ROLE PLAYING

DomainTitle

Books

  • Role Playing Game (Macross II) (reference)

  • Rolemaster Companion (Rolemaster 2nd Edition Game Rules, Advanced Fantasy Role Playing, Stock No. 1500) (reference)

  • World Tree: A Role Playing Game of Species and Civilization (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ROLE PLAYING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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2,852

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34

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2,052

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30

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385

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29

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310

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28

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193

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28

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95

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27

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90

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26

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67

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26

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65

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23

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56

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23

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55

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23

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54

marvel role playing

22

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49

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22

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48

fantasy role playing game

22

harry potter role playing game

45

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20

pc role playing game

40

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19

role playing chat

39

rpg role playing game

19

star war role playing game

39

dragonball z role playing game

18

free role playing game download

37

marvel superheroes role playing game

18

role playing chat rooms

34

vampire role playing

18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ROLE PLAYING

Language Translations for "ROLE PLAYING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

rolleleg. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rollenspel (role playing techniques, role-playing). (various references)

   

French

  

jeu psychologique, jeu dramatique, jeu des rôles, jeu de rôles (role-playing), jeu de rôle (role-playing). (various references)

   

German

  

Rollenspiel. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

τεχνικές άσκησης ρόλου (role playing techniques). (various references)

   

Italian

  

recitare un ruolo (role play). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oleray ayingplay

   

Portuguese

  

sociodrama (role playing techniques). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

role playing. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: ROLE PLAYING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-g-i-l-l-n-o-p-r-y"

-1 letter: regionally.

-2 letters: gyroplane, legionary, pargyline, parleying, pellagrin, replaying, repolling.

-3 letters: allegory, allergin, alloying, alpinely, galloper, genially, geraniol, grapline, layering, linearly, paroling, pearling, pelorian, pillager, playgirl, playgoer, rallying, regional, relaying, repaying, replying, yearling, yearlong.

-4 letters: agilely, aileron, alienly, alienor, aligner, allegro, allergy, allonge, allying, angerly, angrily, eloping, engrail, gallein, galleon, gallery, gorilla, graplin, grapnel, inlayer.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-g-i-l-l-n-o-p-r-y"
 

+3 letters: hypoallergenic.

 

+4 letters: epeirogenically.

 

+5 letters: ethnographically, organoleptically, stenographically.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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