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- [roht]
- /roʊt/
- /rəʊt/
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- [roht]
- /roʊt/
Definitions of rote word
- noun rote the sound of waves breaking on the shore. 1
- adjective rote proceeding mechanically and repetitiously; being mechanical and repetitious in nature; routine; habitual: rote performance; rote implementation; His behavior became more rote with every passing year. 1
- idioms rote by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way: to learn a language by rote. 1
- noun rote reciting repeatedly 1
- uncountable noun rote Rote learning or learning by rote is learning things by repeating them without thinking about them or trying to understand them. 0
- noun rote a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure 0
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Origin of rote
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English; of obscure origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rote usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rote
noun rote
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
- anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- broken record — (Idiomatic) Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
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