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- pronunciation:
- ru
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
standard or customary procedure or course of action.
His habits interfered with the daily routine of the business.
- similar words:
- groove, habit, order, practice, procedure, swing, usual
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| definition 2: |
an unvarying procedure or activity, often carried out without thought or interest.
workers who dislike routine- synonyms:
- rote
- similar words:
- groove, habit, humdrum, practice
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| definition 3: |
a set of electronic instructions for a series of computer operations, or the operations carried out under such instructions.
- similar words:
- rut
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| definition 4: |
a set piece that is often or regularly performed by an entertainer such as a nightclub comedian.
- synonyms:
- act
- similar words:
- sketch
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| definition 5: |
a specific type of activity or behavior.
She does this not-guilty routine when someone criticizes her.- synonyms:
- number
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| related words: |
chore, discipline, drill, method, number, ordinary, practice, procedure, process |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
in accordance with customary or standard procedure.
routine precautions against fire- synonyms:
- customary, regular, standard
- similar words:
- accepted, accustomed, average, conventional, everyday, habitual, normal, ordinary, stock, typical, usual
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| definition 2: |
in the nature of routine; unvarying or ordinary; requiring little thought.
- synonyms:
- commonplace, everyday, humdrum, ordinary, regular, typical, usual, workaday
- similar words:
- accustomed, average, habitual, monotonous, mundane, normal, plain, quotidian
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| related words: |
customary, formal, frequent, humdrum, methodical, orthodox, practical, prevalent, proper, prosaic, regular, smooth, systematic |
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| derivation: |
routinely (adv.) |
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