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Regular   /rˈɛgjələr/  /rˈeɪgjələr/   Listen
Regular

adjective
1.
In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle.  "Regular meals" , "Regular duties"
2.
Often used as intensifiers.  Synonym: veritable.  "A regular nincompoop" , "He's a veritable swine"
3.
Conforming to a standard or pattern.  "A regular electrical outlet"
4.
Regularly scheduled for fixed times.  "Regular bus departures"
5.
In accord with regular practice or procedure.  "Her regular bedtime"
6.
Occurring at fixed intervals.  Synonym: even.  "The even rhythm of his breathing"
7.
Relating to a person who does something regularly.  Synonym: steady.  "A steady drinker"
8.
(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces.
9.
(of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula.
10.
Not constipated.  Synonym: unconstipated.
11.
Symmetrically arranged.  Synonym: even.  "Regular features" , "A regular polygon"
12.
Not deviating from what is normal.
13.
Officially full-time.
noun
1.
A regular patron.  Synonyms: fixture, habitue.  "A bum who is a Central Park fixture"
2.
A soldier in the regular army.
3.
A dependable follower (especially in party politics).
4.
A garment size for persons of average height and weight.



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"Regular" Quotes from Famous Books



... of twos," announced Gif. "March in in regular military fashion," he added, and then knocked upon ...
— The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island - or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box • Edward Stratemeyer
... rage carried him to the railroad and into his berth. Then, with the regular beat and throb of the carwheels over the sleepers, other considerations forced themselves upon him. ...
— The Rules of the Game • Stewart Edward White
... the Rhine the passengers go on board the steamers and land from them in a small boat, as Mr. George and Rollo did at St. Goar. At others there is a regular pier for a landing. At all the large towns there is a pier,—in some there are two or three,—which belong severally to the different companies which own the lines of steamers. These piers are constructed in a very peculiar manner. They are made by means of a large and heavy boat, which is anchored ...
— Rollo on the Rhine • Jacob Abbott
... before I met you, Buck, Bart Hodge was a bitter enemy. Browning and Diamond are two of my instructors in the A. S. of A. D. Hodge is my overseer at the mines. Bruce and Jack have had their hands full this afternoon rushing the boys through the regular work in order that they might get off for the afternoon. Hodge and Carson have been helping. I've kept Carson at work during the last week or so. It was necessary. Certain unpleasant affairs of his put him in a bad way, and the only thing was to take up his mind ...
— Frank Merriwell's Son - A Chip Off the Old Block • Burt L. Standish
... answered Wolfe, with a slight curl of the lip. "I confess I have no great opinion of the militia of Monsieur de Montcalm. His regular troops are fine soldiers; but for the rest, they would give us little trouble, I take it. Perhaps the Marquis knows that, ...
— French and English - A Story of the Struggle in America • Evelyn Everett-Green


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