Main Entry:

¹rou·tine

Pronunciation:

\rü-ˈtēn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Middle French, from route traveled way

Date:

1676

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> <a gymnastic routine> ; especially : a theatrical number4: a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task