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Definition of rota noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rota

noun
 
/ˈrəʊtə/
 
/ˈrəʊtə/
(British English)
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  1. a list of tasks that need to be done and the people who will do them in turn synonym roster
    • Dave organized a cleaning rota.
    • We share out the babysitting on a rota basis.
    • I’ve been asked to draw up the cleaning rota.
    Topics Houses and homesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • daily
    • weekly
    • etc.
    verb + rota
    • have
    • draw up
    • work out
    rota + noun
    • scheme
    • system
    preposition
    • on the rota
    • rota for
    phrases
    • on a rota basis
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘wheel’.
previously
adverb
 
 
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