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parrot-fashion

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parrot-fashion
adv
Informal without regard for meaning; by rote she learned it parrot-fashion
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parrot-fashion
adverb (Informal) by rote, automatically, without thinking, mechanically, mindlessly Pupils had to repeat their verb tables parrot-fashion.
Translations
parrot-fashion [ˈpærətˌfæʃən] ADV [learn] → como un loro
parrot-fashion [ˈpærətˌfæʃn] adv (learn) → a pappagallo, in modo pappagallesco
parrot-fashion [ˈpærətˌfæʃn] adv (learn) → a pappagallo, in modo pappagallesco


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