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rotte

[rot] ,
–noun Music.
rote 2 .
Also, rot⋅ta [rot-uh] .

rote

2[roht] ,
–noun Music.
crowd 2 .
Also, rota, rotta, rotte.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME < OF < Frankish *hrota (cf. OHG hruozza); akin to crowd 2
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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.
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