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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
actant /ˈaktənt/

▶noun

1 Grammar a noun or noun phrase involved in the action expressed by a verb.

2 (in literary theory) a person, creature, or object playing an active role in a narrative.

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