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rote

noun [U]
 
 
/rəʊt/ US  /roʊt/ usually disapproving

Definition

rote learning learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than in order to understand itTypes of educationMemory and memories
(Definition of rote noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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