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Noun: rote  rowt
  1. Memorization by repetition
    "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"; "Students often use rote learning to prepare for vocabulary tests";
    - rote learning

Sounds like: rose, rows, roes, rote

Derived forms: rotes

Type of: committal to memory, memorisation [Brit], memorization

Encyclopedia: Rote, Pennsylvania