Meaning of Rote | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
   uncountable
2. The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
   rare, uncountable
3. 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.
4. Synonym of crowd.

Equivalents

Examples

“The pastoral scenes from those commercials don’t bear⟳ too much resemblance to the rote of daily life on a farm.”

“He could perform⟳ by rote any of his roles in Shakespeare.”

“extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes”

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