regular

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Synonyms: regula, reg'lar, tegular, regulae

Antonyms: regula, reg'lar, tegular, regulae

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|Christianity}} Bound by [[religious]] rule; belonging to a monastic or religious [[order]] (often as opposed to {{m|en|secular}}). {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. Having a constant [[pattern]]; showing [[evenness]] of form or appearance. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|geometry|of a [[polygon]]}} Both [[equilateral]] and [[equiangular]]; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|geometry|of a [[polyhedron]]}} Whose [[face]]s are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
5. Demonstrating a consistent set of [[rule]]s; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|astronomy}} Of a [[moon]] or other [[satellite]]: following a relatively close and [[prograde]] [[orbit]] with little [[inclination]] or [[eccentricity]].
7. {{lb|en|now|rare}} [[well-behaved|Well-behaved]], [[orderly]]; [[restrained]] (of a lifestyle etc.). {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
8. Happening at constant (especially short) [[interval]]s. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
9. {{senseid|en|linguistics}} {{lb|en|grammar}} Of a verb, plural, etc., [[following]] a [[set]] or [[common]] [[pattern]]; according to the general rules of a given language. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
10. {{senseid|en|ordinary, normal, common, standard}} {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} Having the expected characteristics or appearances; [[normal]], [[ordinary]], [[standard]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
11. {{lb|en|chiefly|military}} Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
12. {{lb|en|[[gastroenterology]]|gynecology}} Having normal [[bowel movements]] or [[menstrual period]]s at [[constant]] [[interval]]s. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|archaic|dialect|nonstandard}} [[regularly|Regularly]], on a regular basis.

Noun

1. A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the [[Territorial Army]] or [[reserve|Reserve]]).
2. A [[frequent]], [[routine]] visitor to an establishment.
3. A member of the armed forces or police force.
4. A frequent [[customer]], [[client]] or [[business]] [[partner]].
5. {{lb|en|TV}} A character who appears in every episode of a [[television series|TV series]]; a member of the regular cast.
6. {{lb|en|Canada}} A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
7. Anything that is [[normal]] or [[standard]].
8. A member of a [[religious]] [[order]] who has taken the three ordinary vows.
9. A number for each year, giving, added to the [[concurrent]]s, the number of the day of the week on which the [[Paschal]] [[full moon]] falls.
10. A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.

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