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.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTIdioms for rote
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
Words nearby rote
rotatory nystagmus, Rotavator, rotavirus, Rotblat, R.O.T.C., rote, rote learning, rotenone, ROTFL, rotgut, Roth
Definition for rote (2 of 3)
Also rota [roh-tuh], /ˈroʊ tə/, rotta [rot-uh], /ˈrɒt ə/, rotte [rot] /rɒt/ .
Origin of rote
2First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French, from unattested Frankish hrota (compare Old High German hruozza ); akin to crowd2
Definition for rote (3 of 3)
rote3
[ 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)
rote1
/ (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)
rote2
/ (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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