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Definition of Semantic role
1. Noun. (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause.
Exact synonyms: Participant Role
Category relationships: Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Grammatical Category, Syntactic Category
Specialized synonyms: Affected Role, Patient, Patient Role, Agent, Agentive Role, Benefactive Role, Beneficiary, Instrument, Instrumental Role, Locative, Locative Role, Recipient, Recipient Role, Result, Resultant Role, Temporal, Temporal Role
Category relationships: Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Grammatical Category, Syntactic Category
Specialized synonyms: Affected Role, Patient, Patient Role, Agent, Agentive Role, Benefactive Role, Beneficiary, Instrument, Instrumental Role, Locative, Locative Role, Recipient, Recipient Role, Result, Resultant Role, Temporal, Temporal Role