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Routinely
[
roo-
teen
]
Origin
rou·tine
/
ruˈtin
/
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[
roo-
teen
]
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noun
1.
a customary or regular course of procedure.
2.
commonplace tasks, chores, or duties as must be done regularly or at specified intervals; typical or everyday activity:
the routine of an office.
3.
regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure.
4.
an unvarying and constantly repeated formula, as of speech or action; convenient or predictable response:
Don't give me that brotherly-love routine!
5.
Computers
.
a.
a complete
set
of coded instructions directing a computer to perform a series of operations.
b.
a series of operations performed by the computer.
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6.
an individual act, performance, or part of a performance, as a song or dance, given regularly by an entertainer:
a comic routine; a dance routine.
COLLAPSE
adjective
7.
of the
nature
of, proceeding by, or adhering to routine:
routine duties.
8.
dull or uninteresting; commonplace.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
1670–80;
<
French,
derivative of
route
route
Related forms
rou·tine·ly,
adverb
rou·tine·ness,
noun
non·rou·tine,
adjective, noun
un·rou·tine,
adjective
un·rou·tine·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
regular
,
routine
.
Synonyms
8.
habitual, ordinary, typical.
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routine
(ruːˈtiːn)
—
n
1.
a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying
2.
computing
a program or part of a program performing a specific function:
an input routine
;
an output routine
3.
a set sequence of dance steps
4.
informal
a hackneyed or insincere speech
—
adj
5.
of, relating to, or characteristic of routine
[C17: from Old French, from
route
a customary way,
route
]
rou'tinely
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
routine
1676, from Fr. routine "usual course of action, beaten path" from route "way, path, course" (see
route
) + subst. suffix -ine. Theatrical sense is from 1926. The adj. is attested from 1817, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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