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  Nino 1911–1979, Italian composer.

rota

¹ American  

[roh-tuh] / ˈroʊ tə /

noun

1. Chiefly British.

   1. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.

   2. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.

2. a roster.

3. Official Name Sacra Romana Rota or Sacred Roman Rota. (initial capital letter) the ecclesiastical tribunal in Rome, constituting the court of final appeal.

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rota ² American  

[roh-tuh] / ˈroʊ tə /

noun

1. rote.

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Rota ³ American  

[raw-tah] / ˈrɔ tɑ /

noun

1. Nino 1911–1979, Italian composer.

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Rota ¹ British  

/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

1. RC Church the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for judging cases brought before the Holy See

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rota ² British  

/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

1. a register of names showing the order in which people take their turn to perform certain duties

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Etymology

Origin of rota

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin: “wheel”

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Explanation

A rota is a schedule that lists who will do a particular job and when they will do it. If you can't remember what day you're supposed to volunteer at the library, you should check the rota. You can also call a rota a roster. Win a spot on the soccer team or chess club, and you'll find your name on a rota: these are lists of team members, or schedules of upcoming competitions. At work, a rota tells you what shifts you'll be responsible for working next week. And at home, your parents' cleaning rota may assign tasks to each member of the family — just be glad it's not your turn to scour the bathroom.

Example Sentences

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In addition, all accredited centres must have named gynaecologists, specialist nurses, colorectal surgeons, urologists and radiologists with time dedicated in their rota for endometriosis care at least six times a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Most parents lose sleep over the amount of piecemeal work required to cobble together a summer schedule; very few relish the planning and spreadsheets and carpool rota involved in keeping their kids safe and occupied.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Your local pharmacy should display details of the rota, or you can find details online.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers say that the doctors' strike in England in July led to £300m of costs for NHS trusts, including covering rota gaps.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025

We had to maintain a strict rota to determine whose turn it was to play the Federals, as no one wanted to enact their part.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"Catastrophic winds exceeding 150 mph will continue across Rota during eyewall passage."

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

US forces use the Rota naval base and Moron air base in southern Spain under an agreement signed in 1953 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

“Everything is harder,” said Njord Rota, a former military pilot who tested experimental helicopters for Lockheed Martin and now helps run Ravco, a high-altitude helicopter training school in Colorado.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

"I am focused on being a better person, and I am very sorry for your losses," said the single mother, as quoted by La Silla Rota.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

United States scientists have had some encouraging early results with the melon fly and the oriental and Mediterranean fruit flies in laboratory tests in Hawaii and field tests on the remote island of Rota.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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