rote
1a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure; routine: the rote of daily living.
Idioms about rote
by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way: to learn a language by rote.
Origin of rote
1Other definitions for rote (2 of 3)
Origin of rote
2- Also rota [roh-tuh], /ˈroʊ tə/, rotta [rot-uh], /ˈrɒt ə/, rotte [rot] /rɒt/ .
Other definitions for rote (3 of 3)
the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
Origin of rote
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How to use rote in a sentence
It is well known that he speaks of 'collect' and 'expans yeres' and 'rotes' in the Frankeleines Tale; Cant.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) | Geoffrey ChaucerAnd with great pleasure he wolde eate radysshes rotes with hym.
Shakespeare Jest-Books; | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for rote (1 of 2)
/ (rəʊt) /
a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure
by rote by repetition; by heart (often in the phrase learn by rote)
Origin of rote
1British Dictionary definitions for rote (2 of 2)
/ (rəʊt) /
an ancient violin-like musical instrument; crwth
Origin of rote
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with rote
see by heart (rote).
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