regular

[ reg-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈrɛg yə lər /

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adjective

usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.

evenly or uniformly arranged; symmetrical: regular teeth.

characterized by fixed principle, uniform procedure, etc.: regular income.

recurring at fixed times; periodic: regular bus departures; regular meals.

rhythmical: regular breathing.

occurring with normal frequency, as menses or bowel movements.

having regular menses or bowel movements.

adhering to a rule or procedure; methodical: regular habits; to be regular in one's diet.

observing fixed times or habits; habitual: a regular customer.

orderly; well-ordered: a regular life.

conforming to some accepted rule, discipline, etc.

carried out in accordance with an accepted principle or rule; formally correct: a regular session of the court.

qualified to engage in an occupation or profession; legitimate; proper: I suspected the man wasn't a regular doctor.

Informal.

real or genuine; down-to-earth; decent: a regular guy.
absolute; thoroughgoing: a regular rascal.

(of a flower) having the members of each of its floral circles or whorls alike in form and size.

Grammar. conforming to the most prevalent pattern of formation, inflection, construction, etc.a regular verb.

Mathematics.

governed by one law throughout.
(of a polygon) having all sides and angles equal.
(of a polyhedron) having all faces congruent regular polygons, and all solid angles congruent.
(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.
(of a function of a complex variable) analytic (def. 5a).

Military. noting or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state.

International Law. noting soldiers recognized as legitimate combatants in warfare.

Ecclesiastical. subject to a religious rule, or belonging to a religious or monastic order (opposed to secular): regular clergy.

U.S. Politics. of, relating to, or selected by the recognized agents of a political party: the regular ticket.

of or relating to a product, as a food or beverage, that has the original formula or typical ingredients, usually used to contrast with a modified version of the same product: regular or diet soda;regular yogurt or soy yogurt;regular gasoline or premium.

(of coffee) containing an average amount of milk or cream.

noun

a long-standing or habitual customer or client: The restaurant can always find tables for its regulars.

Ecclesiastical. a member of a duly constituted religious order under a rule.

Military. a professional soldier.

U.S. Politics. a party member who faithfully stands by his or her party.

a size of garment designed for men of average build.

a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.

an athlete who plays in most of the games, usually from the start.

OTHER WORDS FOR regular

2 even, formal, orderly, uniform.

4 habitual, established, fixed.

8 systematic.

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Origin of regular

1350–1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) <Middle French <Late Latin rēgulāris.See regula, -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM regular

reg·u·lar·i·ty

[reg-yuh-lar-i-tee], /ˌrɛg yəˈlær ɪ ti/, reg·u·lar·ness, nounqua·si-reg·u·lar, adjectivequa·si-reg·u·lar·ly, adverbsub·reg·u·lar, adjective

sub·reg·u·lar·i·ty, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH regular

regular , routine

Words nearby regular

regrowth, regt., regula, regulable, regulant, regular, Regular Army, regular as clockwork, regular bevel, regular checking account, regular flower

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How to use regular in a sentence

Just like regular bedding, the overall texture and feel of the blanket material are going to make a big difference in your sleep experience.
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It’s to figure out what turns a regular question into a sensitive one, and whether it’s still worth asking.
Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question? (Ep. 451)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 11, 2021|Freakonomics
A regular cartoon character was Chester the Molester, who stalked little girls.
Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78|Paul W. Valentine|February 10, 2021|Washington Post
He won 200 regular season games, seventh on the NFL’s career list, and the six coaches ahead of him all are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Marty Schottenheimer’s legacy can be measured in teams’ regret over letting him go|Leonard Shapiro|February 9, 2021|Washington Post

As early as the 1400s scientists began to suspect that the regular tetrahedron — in which all four faces of the pyramid are equilateral triangles — can’t be used to fill space either.
Undergraduates Hunt for Special Tetrahedra That Fit Together|Kevin Hartnett|February 9, 2021|Quanta Magazine
But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His hero, Bruce Springsteen, is a gazillionaire, but he still manages to come across as a regular guy, so perception is reality.
Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug?|Matt Lewis|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yet the email references the 1970s, “when police officers were ambushed and executed on a regular basis.”
We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This|Nick Gillespie|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence|Bill Schulz|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
If you have any thoughts of influencing me or my men to join the regular Confederate army, you may as well give up the idea.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
A child may acquire while quite young and before any methodical education commences a certain feeling for regular form.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He was dressed like a waiter, and he looked like one—a regular City waiter, you know.
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British Dictionary definitions for regular

regular

/ (ˈrɛɡjʊlə) /

adjective

normal, customary, or usual

according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or ordertrees planted at regular intervals

occurring at fixed or prearranged intervalsto make a regular call on a customer

following a set rule or normal practice; methodical or orderly

symmetrical in appearance or form; evenregular features

(prenominal) organized, elected, conducted, etc, in a proper or officially prescribed manner

(prenominal) officially qualified or recognizedhe's not a regular doctor

(prenominal) (intensifier)a regular fool

US and Canadian informal likable, dependable, or nice (esp in the phrase a regular guy)

denoting or relating to the personnel or units of the permanent military servicesa regular soldier; the regular army

(of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, alike in size, shape, arrangement, etc; symmetrical

(of the formation, inflections, etc, of a word) following the usual pattern of formation in a language

maths

(of a polygon) equilateral and equiangular
(of a polyhedron) having identical regular polygons as faces that make identical angles with each other
(of a prism) having regular polygons as bases
(of a pyramid) having a regular polygon as a base and the altitude passing through the centre of the base
another name for analytic (def. 5)

botany another word for actinomorphic

(postpositive) subject to the rule of an established religious order or communitycanons regular

US politics of, selected by, or loyal to the leadership or platform of a political partya regular candidate; regular policies

crystallog another word for cubic (def. 4)

noun

a professional long-term serviceman or -woman in a military unit

informal a person who does something regularly, such as attending a theatre or patronizing a shop

a member of a religious order or congregation, as contrasted with a secular

US politics a party member loyal to the leadership, organization, platform, etc, of his or her party

Derived forms of regular

regularity, nounregularly, adverb

Word Origin for regular

C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model

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Scientific definitions for regular

regular

[ rĕg′yə-lər ]

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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