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rota

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[ roh-tuh ]
/ ˈroʊ tə /
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noun

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.
a roster.
Official name Sacred Roman Rota. the ecclesiastical tribunal in Rome, constituting the court of final appeal.

RELATED WORDS

record, table, inventory, agenda, schedule, index, muster, register, scroll, catalog, program, roll, listing, census, roster, vote

Nearby words

roszak, roszak, theodore, rosé, rot, rot., rota, rota bed, rotachute, rotameter, rotan, rotaplane

Origin of rota

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1650–60; < Latin: wheel

Definition for rota (2 of 3)

rota

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[ roh-tuh ]
/ ˈroʊ tə /

noun

rote2.

Definition for rota (3 of 3)

Rota

[ raw-tah ]
/ ˈrɔ tɑ /

noun

Ni·no [nee-naw] /ˈni nɔ/, 1911–1979, Italian composer.
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British Dictionary definitions for rota (1 of 2)

rota

/ (ˈrəʊtə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for rota

C17: from Latin: a wheel

British Dictionary definitions for rota (2 of 2)

Rota

/ (ˈrəʊtə) /

noun

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