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  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rote  \Rote\,  n.  [Cf.  {Rut}  roaring.] 
  The  noise  produced  by  the  surf  of  the  sea  dashing  upon  the 
  shore.  See  {Rut}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rote  \Rote\,  n.  [OF.  rote,  F.  route,  road,  path.  See  {Route}, 
  and  cf  {Rut}  a  furrow,  {Routine}.] 
  A  frequent  repetition  of  forms  of  speech  without  attention  to 
  the  meaning;  mere  repetition;  as  to  learn  rules  by  rote. 
  --Swift. 
 
  till  he  the  first  verse  could  [i.  e.,  knew]  all  by 
  rote.  --Chaucer. 
 
  Thy  love  did  read  by  rote,  and  could  not  spell.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rote  \Rote\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Roted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Roting}.] 
  To  learn  or  repeat  by  rote.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rote  \Rote\,  n. 
  A  root.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rote  \Rote\,  n.  [OE.  rote,  probably  of  German  origin;  cf  MHG. 
  rotte,  OHG.  rota,  hrota,  LL  chrotta  Cf  {Crowd}  a  kind  of 
  violin.]  (Mus.) 
  A  kind  of  guitar,  the  notes  of  which  were  produced  by  a  small 
  wheel  or  wheel-like  arrangement;  an  instrument  similar  to  the 
  hurdy-gurdy. 
 
  Well  could  he  sing  and  play  on  a  rote.  --Chaucer. 
 
  extracting  mistuned  dirges  from  their  harps,  crowds, 
  and  rotes.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rote  \Rote\,  v.  i. 
  To  go  out  by  rotation  or  succession;  to  rotate.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rote 
  n  :  memorization  by  repetition  [syn:  {rote  learning}] 




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