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rote

/rəʊt/

/roʊt/

rotenoun

rotes

Translations

Rote learning is often criticized for not encouraging critical thinking.

Зубрёжка часто критикуется за то, что не способствует развитию критического мышления.

Additional translations

автоматическое повторение

механическое запоминание

Definitions

The habitual repetition of something to be learned.

The students learned the multiplication tables by rote.

Mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition.

He recited the poem by rote, without understanding its meaning.

(archaic) A medieval stringed musical instrument, roughly resembling a lyre or viol.

The minstrel accompanied his ballad with soft chords on the rote.

Synonyms

mechanical repetition

roteadjective

/rəʊt/

/roʊt/

Used only attributively; not normally gradable.

Translations

He gave a rote response to the question.

Он дал механический ответ на вопрос.

Definitions

Performed mechanically or without thought; habitual.

His rote memorization of the speech left him unable to answer questions about its content.

Synonyms