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rota
1[ roh-tuh ]
noun
- Chiefly British.
- a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
- an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- a roster.
- (initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. Official_name Sa·cra Ro·ma·na Ro·ta [sah, -kr, uh, roh-, mah, -n, uh, , roh, -t, uh] or Sa·cred Ro·man Ro·ta. the ecclesiastical tribunal in Rome, constituting the court of final appeal.
rota
2[ roh-tuh ]
noun
Rota
3[ raw-tah ]
noun
- Ni·no [nee, -naw], 1911–1979, Italian composer.
rota
1/ ˈrəʊtə /
noun
- a register of names showing the order in which people take their turn to perform certain duties
Rota
2/ ˈrəʊtə /
noun
- RC Church the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for judging cases brought before the Holy See
Word History and Origins
Origin of rota1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rota1
Example Sentences
One in four desks is currently being used in the newsroom and follow a team rota system.
In an email interview with The Daily Beast, the former Rota chief stressed that he believes in a free press.
Nearby, in Rota, there is also a major U.S. base, another attractive target.
The gorgeous rota looks like an alien lighthouse, with silvery lights spinning out of its core.
As a foundation of their scheme, the cabal have established a sort of rota in the court.
Rotatoria (rta, a wheel) or Rotifera (rota and fero, to bear).
That an English sovereign should plead before the Rota at Rome was, of course, preposterous.
If the cause was tried at Rome, was it to be tried before the Cardinals in consistory or before the court of the Rota?
By this order the burden fell upon certain portions of the inhabitants exclusively and not pro rota upon the whole.
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