n. 1. A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full attention or comprehension: learn by rote. 2. Mechanical routine. [Middle English.] rote adj. |
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n. The sound of surf breaking on the shore. [Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rauta, to roar.] |
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n. A medieval stringed instrument variably identified with a lyre, lute, or harp. [Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.] |
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