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Meaning of routine

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

routine

Pronunciation:/ɹuːˈtiːn//ɹuːˈtiːn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

  2. A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

    Example: Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.

    Synonyms:rut

  3. A set piece of an entertainer's act.

    Example: stand-up comedy routine

  4. A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.

    Synonyms:functionproceduresubroutine

adjective

Definitions

  1. According to established procedure.

  2. Regular; habitual.

  3. Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/routine

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