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preposition
used before the name of a person in a film or TV or radio programme that an actor is famous for playing
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preposition
used before the name of a person in a film or TV or radio programme that an actor is famous for playing
noun
in ancient Greek plays, a group of actors who all speak the same words, describing the action and making comments about it
noun
one of two or more main actors or performers who take part in a film, play, or television programme
another spelling of goody1
noun
the most important young male character in a performance, usually acted by a girl or young woman
noun
the main part for someone in a film, play, opera etc that has the same name as its title
noun
the main bad character in a story, play, film etc. The main good character is the hero or heroine
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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