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"Memorization by repetition"

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4 lettersPronunciation /ɹəʊt/Part of speech nounSorted eortStarts with REnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2O3T4E

Definitions

  1. memorization by repetition

Word origin

From Old Norse rót n (“tossing, pitching (of sea)”), perhaps related to rauta (“to roar”); see hrjóta. Compare Middle English routen (“to roar, bellow, storm, rage, howl”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • The former may be seen as a more rote form of learning, contrasting with the latter which appears to include "executive" aspects

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