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Definition of thematic role noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thematic role

noun

/θɪˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/,

/θiːˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/

/θɪˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/,

/θiːˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/

(also theta role)

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the function that a noun phrase has in relation to a verb, for example agent or patient

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