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rote

1  [roht] ,
Use by rote in a Sentence
–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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Word Origin & History

rote 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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