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rota

1 American  
[roh-tuh] / ˈroʊ tə /

noun

  1. Chiefly British.

    1. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.

    2. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.

  2. a roster.

  3. Official Name Sacra Romana Rota or Sacred Roman Rota.  (initial capital letter) the ecclesiastical tribunal in Rome, constituting the court of final appeal.

rota 2 American  
[roh-tuh] / ˈroʊ tə /

noun

  1. rote.

Rota 3 American  
[raw-tah] / ˈrɔ tɑ /

noun

  1. Nino 1911–1979, Italian composer.

Rota 1 British  
/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

  1. RC Church the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for judging cases brought before the Holy See

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rota 2 British  
/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

  1. a register of names showing the order in which people take their turn to perform certain duties

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Etymology

Origin of rota

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin: “wheel”

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