rote
1[ roht ]
/ roʊt /
noun
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure: the rote of daily living.
adjective
proceeding mechanically and repetitiously; being mechanical and repetitious in nature; routine; habitual: rote performance; rote implementation; His behavior became more rote with every passing year.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
rotatory, rotatory nystagmus, rotavator, rotavirus, rotblat, rote, rote learning, rotenone, rotfl, rotgut, roth
Idioms
by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way: to learn a language by rote.
Origin of rote
11275–1325; Middle English; of obscure origin
Definition for rote (2 of 3)
Origin of rote
21350–1400; Middle English < Old French < Frankish *hrota (compare Old High German hruozza); akin to crowd2
Definition for rote (3 of 3)
rote
3[ roht ]
/ roʊt /
noun
the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
Origin of rote
31600–10; perhaps < Old Norse rauta ‘roar’
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British Dictionary definitions for rote (1 of 2)
rote
1/ (rəʊt) /
noun
a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure
by rote by repetition; by heart (often in the phrase learn by rote)
Word Origin for rote
C14: origin unknown
British Dictionary definitions for rote (2 of 2)
rote
2/ (rəʊt) /
noun
an ancient violin-like musical instrument; crwth
Word Origin for rote
C13: from Old French rote, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German rotta, Middle Dutch rotte
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Idioms and Phrases with rote
rote
see by heart (rote).
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