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yə adjective
1.
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.
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Regularity
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) < Middle French < Late Latin rēgulāris. See regula, -ar1
1350–1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) < Middle French < Late Latin rēgulāris. See regula, -ar1
Related forms
qua·si-reg·u·lar, adjective
qua·si-reg·u·lar·ly, adverb
sub·reg·u·lar, adjective
sub·reg·u·lar·i·ty, noun
Synonyms
2. even, formal, orderly, uniform. 4. habitual, established, fixed. 8. systematic.
2. even, formal, orderly, uniform. 4. habitual, established, fixed. 8. systematic.
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regular (ˈrɛɡjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | normal, customary, or usual |
| 2. | according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order: trees planted at regular intervals |
| 3. | occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals: to make a regular call on a customer |
| 4. | following a set rule or normal practice; methodical or orderly |
| 5. | symmetrical in appearance or form; even: regular features |
| 6. | (prenominal) organized, elected, conducted, etc, in a proper or officially prescribed manner |
| 7. | (prenominal) officially qualified or recognized: he's not a regular doctor |
| 8. | (prenominal) (intensifier): a regular fool |
| 9. | informal (US), (Canadian) likable, dependable, or nice (esp in the phrase a regular guy) |
| 10. | denoting or relating to the personnel or units of the permanent military services: a regular soldier; the regular army |
| 11. | (of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, alike in size, shape, arrangement, etc; symmetrical |
| 12. | (of the formation, inflections, etc, of a word) following the usual pattern of formation in a language |
| 13. | maths |
| a. (of a polygon) equilateral and equiangular | |
| b. (of a polyhedron) having identical regular polygons as faces that make identical angles with each other | |
| c. (of a prism) having regular polygons as bases | |
| d. (of a pyramid) having a regular polygon as a base and the altitude passing through the centre of the base | |
| e. another name for analytic | |
| 14. | botany another word for actinomorphic |
| 15. | (postpositive) subject to the rule of an established religious order or community: canons regular |
| 16. | (US) politics of, selected by, or loyal to the leadership or platform of a political party: a regular candidate; regular policies |
| 17. | crystallog another word for cubic |
| —n | |
| 18. | a professional long-term serviceman or -woman in a military unit |
| 19. | informal a person who does something regularly, such as attending a theatre or patronizing a shop |
| 20. | a member of a religious order or congregation, as contrasted with a secular |
| 21. | (US) politics a party member loyal to the leadership, organization, platform, etc, of his or her party |
| [C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model] | |
| regu'larity | |
| —n | |
| 'regularly | |
| —adv | |
| regular (ˈrɛɡjʊlə) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | normal, customary, or usual |
| 2. | according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order: trees planted at regular intervals |
| 3. | occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals: to make a regular call on a customer |
| 4. | following a set rule or normal practice; methodical or orderly |
| 5. | symmetrical in appearance or form; even: regular features |
| 6. | (prenominal) organized, elected, conducted, etc, in a proper or officially prescribed manner |
| 7. | (prenominal) officially qualified or recognized: he's not a regular doctor |
| 8. | (prenominal) (intensifier): a regular fool |
| 9. | informal (US), (Canadian) likable, dependable, or nice (esp in the phrase a regular guy) |
| 10. | denoting or relating to the personnel or units of the permanent military services: a regular soldier; the regular army |
| 11. | (of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, alike in size, shape, arrangement, etc; symmetrical |
| 12. | (of the formation, inflections, etc, of a word) following the usual pattern of formation in a language |
| 13. | maths |
| a. (of a polygon) equilateral and equiangular | |
| b. (of a polyhedron) having identical regular polygons as faces that make identical angles with each other | |
| c. (of a prism) having regular polygons as bases | |
| d. (of a pyramid) having a regular polygon as a base and the altitude passing through the centre of the base | |
| e. another name for analytic | |
| 14. | botany another word for actinomorphic |
| 15. | (postpositive) subject to the rule of an established religious order or community: canons regular |
| 16. | (US) politics of, selected by, or loyal to the leadership or platform of a political party: a regular candidate; regular policies |
| 17. | crystallog another word for cubic |
| —n | |
| 18. | a professional long-term serviceman or -woman in a military unit |
| 19. | informal a person who does something regularly, such as attending a theatre or patronizing a shop |
| 20. | a member of a religious order or congregation, as contrasted with a secular |
| 21. | (US) politics a party member loyal to the leadership, organization, platform, etc, of his or her party |
| [C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model] | |
| regu'larity | |
| —n | |
| 'regularly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
regular
late 14c., 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 1630s; meaning "real, genuine" is from 1821. Meaning "a regular customer" is recorded from 1852.
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regular  (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. |
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Example sentences
Meanwhile, new reports keep coming along with alarming regularity, highlighting the dangers of these unregulated chemicals.
If you travel by plane with any regularity, then probably not you.
It is a little remarkable, the regularity with which political cycles recur.
Contradiction of the thesis that all dreams are the fulfillments of wishes is raised by my patients with perfect regularity.
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