ROTES - definition of ROTES by The Free Dictionary

n. routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure. Idioms: by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; ... ROTES-definitionofROTESbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/ROTESPrinterFriendly rote(redirectedfromROTES)Alsofoundin:Thesaurus,Medical,Acronyms,Encyclopedia.RelatedtoROTES:Rites rotemechanicalorhabitualrepetition:Trytolearnyourmultiplicationtablebyrote.Nottobeconfusedwith:wrote–pasttenseofwrite:Iwrotealettertoyou.Abused,Confused,&MisusedWordsbyMaryEmbreeCopyright©2007,2013byMaryEmbreerote 1 (rōt)n.1.Amemorizingprocessusingroutineorrepetition,oftenwithoutfullattentionorcomprehension:learnbyrote.2.Mechanicalroutine.[MiddleEnglish.]roteadj.rote 2 (rōt)n.Thesoundofsurfbreakingontheshore.[ProbablyofScandinavianorigin;akintoOldNorserauta,toroar.]rote 3 (rōt)n.Amedievalstringedinstrumentvariablyidentifiedwithalyre,lute,orharp.[MiddleEnglish,fromOldFrench,probablyofGermanicorigin.]AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.rote(rəʊt)n1.ahabitualormechanicalroutineorprocedure2.byrotebyrepetition;byheart(ofteninthephraselearnbyrote)[C14:originunknown]rote(rəʊt)n(Instruments)anancientviolin-likemusicalinstrument;crwth[C13:fromOldFrenchrote,ofGermanicorigin;relatedtoOldHighGermanrotta,MiddleDutchrotte]CollinsEnglishDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged,12thEdition2014©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1994,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007,2009,2011,2014rote1(roʊt)n.routine;afixed,habitual,ormechanicalcourseofprocedure.Idioms:byrote,frommemory,withoutthoughtofthemeaning;inamechanicalway:tolearnalanguagebyrote.[1275–1325;MiddleEnglish;ofobscureorig.]rote2(roʊt)n.crowd2.[1350–1400;MiddleEnglish