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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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