Rote
Rote noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it
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Synonyms for Rote
Technique and rote are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Technique" instead a noun "Rote".
Nearby Word: rot
Technique
Technique noun - The means or procedure for doing something.
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Synonyms for Technique
Rote and technique are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rote" instead a noun "Technique".
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Both words in one sentence
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Although in this case, her sisters aren't bad at technique; they just never learn it by rote the way she does.
Source: Literature / Ballet Shoes - Although in this case her sisters aren't bad at technique they just never learn it by rote the way she does (and when one of them does end up stuck in that same situation, her performer side comes out more strongly than it does at any other time in the book).
Source: Technician vs. Performer
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