The noun cast refers to the participants or actors in a play, movie or other performance.
- In a Cirque du Soleil production, changes in the cast occur frequently.
Cast can also be used as a verb.
- Colm Feore was cast in the lead role in the Shakespearean play.
The noun caste refers to a social class.
- DNA testing shows that India’s caste system is approximately 2000 years old.
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