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–noun

1.	routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure: the rote of daily living.

—Idiom

2.	by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way: to learn a language by rote.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME; of obscure orig.

]

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–noun Music.

crowd².

Also, rota, rotta, rotte.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < OF < Frankish *hrota (cf. OHG hruozza); akin to crowd²

]

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–noun

the sound of waves breaking on the shore.

[Origin: 1600–10; perh. < ON rauta roar

]

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n.

A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full attention or comprehension: learn by rote.
Mechanical routine.

[Middle English.]

rote adj.

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rote² Audio Help (rōt) Pronunciation Key
n. The sound of surf breaking on the shore.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rauta, to roar.]

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n. A medieval stringed instrument variably identified with a lyre, lute, or harp.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.]

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c.1300, in phrase bi rote "by heart," of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be connected with O.Fr. rote "route" (see route), or from L. rota "wheel" (see rotary), but O.E.D. calls both suggestions groundless.

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noun
memorization by repetition

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Crowd\, n. [W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named from its shape, and akin to Gr. kyrto`s curved, and E. curve. Cf. Rote.] An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow. [Written also croud, crowth, cruth, and crwth.]

A lackey that . . . can warble upon a crowd a little. --B. Jonson.

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Rote\, n. A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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Rote\, n. [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG. rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of violin.] (Mus.) A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

Well could he sing and play on a rote. --Chaucer.

extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. --Sir W. Scott.

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Rote\, n. [Cf. Rut roaring.] The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.

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Rote\, n. [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route, and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.] A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. --Swift.

till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. --Chaucer.

Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. --Shak.

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Rote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.] To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] --Shak.

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Rote\, v. i. To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] --Z. Grey.

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Rout\, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See Rupture, reave, and cf. Rote repetition of forms, Route. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.] [Formerly spelled also route.]

1. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng. [Obs.] "A route of ratones [rats]." --Piers Plowman. "A great solemn route." --Chaucer.

And ever he rode the hinderest of the route. --Chaucer.

A rout of people there assembled were. --Spenser.

2. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.

the endless routs of wretched thralls. --Spenser.

The ringleader and head of all this rout. --Shak.

Nor do I name of men the common rout. --Milton.

3. The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete.

thy army . . . Dispersed in rout, betook them all to fly. --Daniel.

To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those. --pope.

4. (Law) A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof. --Wharton.

5. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "At routs and dances." --Landor.

To put to rout, to defeat and throw into confusion; to overthrow and put to flight.

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Rou*tine"\, n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]

1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.

2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

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