- proceeding mechanically and repetitiously; being mechanical and repetitious in nature; routine; habitual: rote performance;rote implementation;His behavior became more rote with every passing year.
- a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure; routine: the rote of daily living.
- from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way: to learn a language by rote.
- the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
- a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure
- by repetition; by heart (often in the phrase learn by rote)
- an ancient violin-like musical instrument; crwth
