roleplaying
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roleplaying¹
Where it comes from
From role + playing.
noun roleplayings · role playing · role-playing · rôle playing · rôle-playing · rôleplaying
- Action in which a person takes on a role (as that of an actor) and acts out being that character. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of roleplaying’s development has been the emergence of the “story-game” movement: a passionate community of independent designers using games to explore new themes and approaches to storytelling.
roleplaying²
verb
- present participle and gerund of roleplay
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noun action in which a person takes on a role
| Español | interpretación de roles, técnica de dramatización, simulación, juego de roles |
|---|---|
| Français | jeu de rôle |
| Italiano | gioco delle parti |
Talk about this word "roleplaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roleplaying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roleplaying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roleplaying "roleplaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roleplaying.
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@misc{roleplaying_2026,
title = {roleplaying},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roleplaying},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
