usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
2.
evenly or uniformly arranged; symmetrical: regular teeth.
3.
characterized by fixed principle, uniform procedure, etc.: regular income.
4.
recurring at fixed times; periodic: regular bus departures; regular meals.
5.
rhythmical: regular breathing.
6.
occurring with normal frequency, as menses or bowel movements.
7.
having regular menses or bowel movements.
8.
adhering to a rule or procedure; methodical: regular habits; to be regular in one's diet.
9.
observing fixed times or habits; habitual: a regular customer.
10.
orderly; well-ordered: a regular life.
11.
conforming to some accepted rule, discipline, etc.
12.
carried out in accordance with an accepted principle or rule; formally correct: a regular session of the court.
13.
qualified to engage in an occupation or profession; legitimate; proper: I suspected the man wasn't a regular doctor.
14.
Informal.
a.
real or genuine; down-to-earth; decent: a regular guy.
b.
absolute; thoroughgoing: a regular rascal.
15.
(of a flower) having the members of each of its floral circles or whorls alike in form and size.
16.
Grammar. conforming to the most prevalent pattern of formation, inflection, construction, etc.
17.
Mathematics.
a.
governed by one law throughout.
b.
(of a polygon) having all sides and angles equal.
c.
(of a polyhedron) having all faces congruent regular polygons, and all solid angles congruent.
d.
(of a topological space) having the property that, corresponding to each point and a closed set not containing the point, there are two disjoint open sets, one containing the point, the other containing the closed set.
e.
(of a function of a complex variable) analytic(def. 5a).
18.
Military. noting or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state.
19.
International Law. noting soldiers recognized as legitimate combatants in warfare.
20.
Ecclesiastical. subject to a religious rule, or belonging to a religious or monastic order (opposed to secular): regular clergy.
21.
U.S. Politics. of, pertaining to, or selected by the recognized agents of a political party: the regular ticket.
22.
(of coffee) containing an average amount of milk or cream.
–noun
23.
a long-standing or habitual customer or client: The restaurant can always find tables for its regulars.
24.
Ecclesiastical. a member of a duly constituted religious order under a rule.
25.
Military. a professional soldier.
26.
U.S. Politics. a party member who faithfully stands by his or her party.
27.
a size of garment designed for men of average build.
28.
a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.
29.
an athlete who plays in most of the games, usually from the start.
Customary, usual, or normal: the train's regular schedule.
Orderly, even, or symmetrical: regular teeth.
In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.
Well-ordered; methodical: regular habits.
Occurring at fixed intervals; periodic: regular payments.
Occurring with normal or healthy frequency.
Having bowel movements or menstrual periods with normal or healthy frequency.
Having equal sides and equal angles. Used of polygons.
Having faces that are congruent regular polygons and congruent polyhedral angles. Used of polyhedrons.
Not varying; constant.
Formally correct; proper.
Having the required qualifications for an occupation: not a regular lawyer.
Informal Complete; thorough: a regular scoundrel.
Informal Good; nice: a regular guy.
Botany Having symmetrically arranged parts of similar size and shape: regular flowers.
Grammar Conforming to the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation.
Ecclesiastical Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules: the regular clergy.
Mathematics
Having equal sides and equal angles. Used of polygons.
Having faces that are congruent regular polygons and congruent polyhedral angles. Used of polyhedrons.
Belonging to or constituting the permanent army of a nation.
n.
Ecclesiastical A member of the clergy or of a religious order.
A soldier belonging to a regular army.
A dependable loyal person: one of the party regulars.
A clothing size designed for persons of average height.
A habitual customer.
[Middle English reguler, living under religious rule, from Old French, from Late Latin rēgulāris, according to rule, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
1387, from O.Fr. reguler, from L.L. regularis "continuing rules for guidance," from L. regula "rule," from PIE *reg- "move in a straight line" (see regent). Earliest sense was of religious orders (the opposite of secular). Extended 16c. to shapes, etc., that followed predictable or uniform patterns; sense of "normal" is from 1638; meaning "real, genuine" is from 1821. Meaning "a regular customer" is recorded from 1852.
usual Example: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?
Arabic:
مُنْتَظَم، دَوْري
Chinese (Simplified):
普通的
Chinese (Traditional):
普通的
Czech:
obvyklý, řádný
Danish:
sædvanlig
Dutch:
vast
Estonian:
harilik, alatine
Finnish:
vakituinen
French:
habituel
German:
gewöhnlich
Greek:
συνηθισμένος
Hungarian:
szokásos
Icelandic:
vanabundinn, venjulegur
Indonesian:
biasa
Italian:
abituale
Japanese:
いつもの
Korean:
일상의, 여느 때의
Latvian:
parasts
Lithuanian:
įprastinis, nuolatinis
Norwegian:
vanlig
Polish:
stały
Portuguese (Brazil):
habitual
Portuguese (Portugal):
habitual
Romanian:
obişnuit
Russian:
обычный, привычный
Slovak:
zvyčajný
Slovenian:
običajen
Spanish:
habitual
Swedish:
vanlig
Turkish:
olağan, alışılmış
regular2[ˈregjulə]adjective
(American) normal Example: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.
Arabic:
عادي، مُنْتَظَم
Chinese (Simplified):
正规的
Chinese (Traditional):
正規的
Czech:
obyčejný, normální
Danish:
almindelig; normal
Dutch:
gewoon
Estonian:
tavaline
Finnish:
tavallinen
French:
ordinaire
German:
normal
Greek:
κανονικός
Hungarian:
normális
Icelandic:
venjulegur
Indonesian:
normal
Italian:
normale
Japanese:
普通の
Korean:
정상적인
Latvian:
parasts, normāls
Lithuanian:
normalus
Norwegian:
vanlig, normal
Polish:
normalny
Portuguese (Brazil):
comum
Portuguese (Portugal):
normal
Romanian:
obişnuit
Russian:
обычный
Slovak:
normálny
Slovenian:
navaden
Spanish:
normal, común
Swedish:
vanlig, reguljär
Turkish:
normal
regular3[ˈregjulə]adjective
occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between Example: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?
Arabic:
مُنْتَظِم
Chinese (Simplified):
定时的，固定的
Chinese (Traditional):
定時的，固定的
Czech:
pravidelný
Danish:
regelmæssig
Dutch:
regelmatig
Estonian:
korrapärane
Finnish:
säännöllinen
French:
régulier
German:
regelmäßig
Greek:
κανονικός, τακτός
Hungarian:
szabályos, rendes
Icelandic:
jafn, reglulegur
Indonesian:
teratur
Italian:
regolare
Japanese:
一定の
Korean:
일정한
Latvian:
regulārs; noteikts
Lithuanian:
lygus, vienodas
Norwegian:
jevn, konstant
Polish:
regularny
Portuguese (Brazil):
regular
Portuguese (Portugal):
regular
Romanian:
regulat, egal
Russian:
правильный, равный
Slovak:
pravidelný, riadny
Slovenian:
pravilen
Spanish:
regular
Swedish:
jämn, regelbunden
Turkish:
düzenli, muntazam
regular4[ˈregjulə]adjective
involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc Example: a man of regular habits
Arabic:
ثابِت، مألوف
Chinese (Simplified):
有规律的
Chinese (Traditional):
有規律的
Czech:
pravidelný
Danish:
fast
Dutch:
geregeld
Estonian:
korrapärane
Finnish:
säännöllinen
French:
régulier
German:
regelmäßig
Greek:
τακτικός
Hungarian:
szokásszerű
Icelandic:
vanabundinn
Indonesian:
teratur
Italian:
regolare, fisso
Japanese:
規則正しい
Korean:
규칙적인
Latvian:
pastāvīgs; noteikts
Lithuanian:
pastovus
Norwegian:
regelmessig, vane-
Polish:
uregulowany, systematyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):
regular
Portuguese (Portugal):
regular
Romanian:
făcut cu regularitate
Russian:
размеренный
Slovak:
pravidelný
Slovenian:
vsakdanji
Spanish:
regular
Swedish:
regelbunden
Turkish:
muntazam
regular5[ˈregjulə]adjective
frequent Example: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.
Arabic:
مُتَكَرِّر، مُنْتَظَم
Chinese (Simplified):
经常的
Chinese (Traditional):
經常的
Czech:
pravidelný
Danish:
jævnlig; fast
Dutch:
vast
Estonian:
püsi-, igapäevane
Finnish:
vakituinen, kanta-
French:
habituel
German:
regelmäßig
Greek:
τακτικός, συχνός
Hungarian:
rendszeres
Icelandic:
fastur, fasta-
Indonesian:
sering datang
Italian:
abituale
Japanese:
いつもの
Korean:
단골의
Latvian:
pastāvīgs; biežs
Lithuanian:
nuolatinis, pastovus
Norwegian:
regelmessig, fast
Polish:
stały
Portuguese (Brazil):
habitual
Portuguese (Portugal):
frequente
Romanian:
obişnuit
Russian:
постоянный
Slovak:
pravidelný
Slovenian:
reden
Spanish:
habitual
Swedish:
regelbunden, fast, stam-
Turkish:
devamlı, daimî
regular6[ˈregjulə]adjective
permanent; lasting Example: He's looking for a regular job.
Arabic:
دائِم
Chinese (Simplified):
固定的，永久性的
Chinese (Traditional):
固定的，永久性的
Czech:
trvalý
Danish:
fast
Dutch:
vast
Estonian:
püsiv
Finnish:
vakinainen
French:
permanent
German:
regulär
Greek:
μόνιμος
Hungarian:
állandó
Icelandic:
fastur
Indonesian:
tetap
Italian:
fisso
Japanese:
正規の
Korean:
정식의
Latvian:
pastāvīgs; nemainīgs
Lithuanian:
pastovus
Norwegian:
fast
Polish:
stały
Portuguese (Brazil):
regular
Portuguese (Portugal):
permanente
Romanian:
permanent
Russian:
постоянный
Slovak:
trvalý
Slovenian:
stalen
Spanish:
permanente, fijo
Swedish:
stadig, fast
Turkish:
düzenli, daimî
regular7[ˈregjulə]adjective
(of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language Example: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.
Arabic:
قِياسي
Chinese (Simplified):
规则的
Chinese (Traditional):
規則的
Czech:
pravidelný
Danish:
regelmæssig
Dutch:
regelmatig
Estonian:
reeglipärane
Finnish:
säännöllinen
French:
régulier
German:
regelmäßig
Greek:
ομαλός (γραμμ.)
Hungarian:
rendes, szabályos
Icelandic:
reglulegur
Indonesian:
verba beraturan
Italian:
regolare
Japanese:
規則変化の
Korean:
규칙 변화의
Latvian:
regulārs, kārtns
Lithuanian:
taisyklingas
Norwegian:
regelmessig
Polish:
regularny
Portuguese (Brazil):
regular
Portuguese (Portugal):
regular
Romanian:
regulat
Russian:
правильный
Slovak:
pravidelný
Slovenian:
pravilen
Spanish:
regular
Swedish:
regelbunden
Turkish:
düzenli, kurallı
regular8[ˈregjulə]adjective
the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical Example: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.
Arabic:
مُتَساوي الأضْلاع
Chinese (Simplified):
整齐的，匀称的
Chinese (Traditional):
整齊的，勻稱的
Czech:
pravidelný
Danish:
regulær
Dutch:
regelmatig
Estonian:
korrapärane
Finnish:
säännöllinen
French:
régulier
German:
regelmäßig
Greek:
κανονικός, συμμετρικός
Hungarian:
szabályos
Icelandic:
reglulegur, jafn, réttur
Indonesian:
simetris
Italian:
regolare
Japanese:
整った
Korean:
등변의, 가지런한, 대칭의
Latvian:
pareizs; simetrisks
Lithuanian:
taisyklingas
Norwegian:
regelmessig, regulær
Polish:
regularny
Portuguese (Brazil):
regular
Portuguese (Portugal):
regular
Romanian:
regulat
Russian:
правильный
Slovak:
pravidelný
Slovenian:
pravilen, simetričen
Spanish:
regular
Swedish:
regelbunden
Turkish:
düzgün, muntazam
regular9[ˈregjulə]adjective
of ordinary size Example: I don't want the large size of packet — just give me the regular one.
Arabic:
عادي الحَجْم
Chinese (Simplified):
普通尺寸的
Chinese (Traditional):
普通尺寸的
Czech:
obvyklý
Danish:
medium; mellemstor
Dutch:
gewoon
Estonian:
normaalne
Finnish:
normaali-
French:
ordinaire
German:
normal
Greek:
κανονικού μεγέθους
Hungarian:
normál (méretű), rendes
Icelandic:
venjulegur
Indonesian:
ukuran biasa
Italian:
normale
Japanese:
普通サイズの
Korean:
보통 크기의
Latvian:
parasts; normāls
Lithuanian:
normalus, paprastas
Norwegian:
vanlig (størrelse)
Polish:
zwykły
Portuguese (Brazil):
comum
Portuguese (Portugal):
normal
Romanian:
de dimensiuni obişnuite
Russian:
нормальный
Slovak:
obvyklý
Slovenian:
navaden
Spanish:
de tamaño normal
Swedish:
vanlig, normal
Turkish:
normal
regular10[ˈregjulə]adjective
(of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers
regularAudio Help (rěg'yə-lər) Pronunciation Key
Having all sides or faces equal. For example, a square is a regular polygon, and a cube is a regular polyhedron.
Main Entry: reg·u·lar Pronunciation: 'reg-y&-l&r Function: adjective 1: having or constituting an isometric system
<regular crystals> 2: conforming to what is usual or normal: as a: recurring or functioning at fixed or normal intervals <regular bowel
movements> b: having menstrual periods or bowel movements at normal intervals <even the most regular woman may have her cycle go completely awry from time to time
—A. F. Guttmacher & Joan Gould> —reg·u·lar·lyadverb
Cler"gy\, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie, F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused with OF. clergi['e], F. clerg['e], fr. LL. clericatus office of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL. scholar, clerc. Both the Old French words meant clergy, in sense 1, the former having also sense 2. See Clerk.]1. The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church. --Hooker. 2. Learning; also, a learned profession. [Obs.] Sophictry . . . rhetoric, and other cleargy. --Guy of Warwick. Put their second sons to learn some clergy. --State Papers (1515). 3. The privilege or benefit of clergy. If convicted of a clergyable felony, he is entitled equally to his clergy after as before conviction. --Blackstone. Benefit of clergy (Eng., Law), the exemption of the persons of clergymen from criminal process before a secular judge -- a privilege which was extended to all who could read, such persons being, in the eye of the law, clerici, or clerks. This privilege was abridged and modified by various statutes, and finally abolished in the reign of George IV. (1827). Regular clergy, Secular clergy See Regular, n., and Secular, a.
Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and cf. Escort.] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. Always use the most correct editions. --Felton. Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See Accurate.
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