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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rote/rəʊt/

▶noun mechanical or habitual repetition: a poem learnt by rote.

– origin ME: of unknown origin.

'rote' also found in these Oxford entries:

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but by the final reel, inspiration is often replaced by rote—or the smell of fear
by rote and lecture
rote demand
Rote, overlit in this context

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