speaking part/role

noun

: a part/role which requires saying something
She got a speaking part/role in the play.

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That all really helped me as someone who had never done a speaking role before. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025 Instead, the Shaftesbury producers had decided to give me a speaking part, to play alongside de Lesseps. Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Despite this being her first speaking role on camera, co-star Mark Duplass praised her professionalism. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 Her first role, her first speaking role ever, which is a lot to take on. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speaking part/role

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“Speaking part/role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20part%2Frole. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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