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rota political club founded in 1659 by J. Harrington, which advocated rotation in the offices of government; rotation, routine; (R.C.Ch.) supreme court for all causes XVII; roster XIX. — L. rota wheel.
So rotary (of motion) circular; operating by rotation. XVIII. — medL. rotārius. rotate XIX. f. rotāt-, pp. stem of L. rotāre turn round, revolve. rotation XVI. — L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "rota." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rota." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rota.html T. F. HOAD. "rota." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rota.html |
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rota (Lat.). Wheel.
1. Term occasionally used for round, as in Reading Rota, i.e. Sumer is icumen in, thought to have been comp. by a monk of Reading Abbey. 2. Hurdy-gurdy. |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rota." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rota." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rota.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rota." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rota.html |
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Rotaa rotation of persons undertaking some duty or form of work; a list of such persons. Examples : rota of qualified jurors, 1878; of people. |
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"Rota." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rota." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301277.html "Rota." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301277.html |
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rota •aorta, daughter, exhorter, exporter, extorter, Horta, importer, mortar, porter, quarter, slaughter, snorter, sorter, sporter, supporter, three-quarter, torte, transporter, underwater, water
•altar, alter, assaulter, defaulter, falter, Gibraltar, halter, Malta, palter, psalter, salter, vaulter, Walter
•flaunter, haunter, saunter, taunter, vaunter
•exhauster, Forster
•fraudster • granddaughter
•stepdaughter • manslaughter
•ripsnorter • pole-vaulter • backwater
•headquarter • freshwater
•breakwater • rainwater • seawater
•dishwater • tidewater • Whitewater
•saltwater • rosewater • shearwater
•firewater
•doubter, grouter, outer, pouter, scouter, shouter, spouter, touter
•counter, encounter, mounter
•jouster, ouster
•revcounter
•bloater, boater, Botha, Dakota, doter, emoter, floater, gloater, iota, Kota, Minnesota, motor, promoter, quota, rota, rotor, scoter, voter
•bolter, coulter (US colter), Volta
•boaster, coaster, poster, roaster, toaster
•roadster • oldster
•bolster, holster, pollster, soulster, upholster
•billposter
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"rota." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rota." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rota.html "rota." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rota.html |
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