routine
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noun \rü-ˈtēn\Definition of ROUTINE
1
a : a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins> b : habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure <the routine of factory work>
2
: a reiterated speech or formula <the old “After you” routine — Ray Russell>
3
: a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated <a dance routine>; especially : a theatrical number
4
: a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task
See Examples of ROUTINE
- Grandma gets upset if we change her routine.
- A brisk walk is part of her morning routine.
- The job will be easier once you settle into a routine.
- the boring routine of paperwork
Origin of ROUTINE
French, from Middle French, from route traveled way
First Known Use: 1676
Rhymes with ROUTINE
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2rou·tine
adjective \rü-ˈtēn, ˈrü-ˌ\Definition of ROUTINE
1
: of a commonplace or repetitious character : ordinary <routine problems>
2
: of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure <routine business>
— rou·tine·ly adverb
Examples of ROUTINE
- The surgery has become a very routine operation and poses little danger.
- He criticized her routine absence from important meetings.
- The more you do it, the more routine it becomes.
- They hire high-school students for routine work such as filing.
- Data entry becomes routine very quickly.
First Known Use of ROUTINE
1817
Related to ROUTINE
- Synonyms
- average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, prosaic, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday
- Antonyms
- abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual
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