Definitions for routine
ruˈtinrou·tine

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. routine, modus operandi(noun)

   an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

2. act, routine, number, turn, bit(noun)

   a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

   "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

3. routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function(adj)

   a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

4. everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday(adj)

   found in the ordinary course of events

   "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. routine(Noun)

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

2. routine(Noun)

   A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically

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

3. routine(Noun)

   A set piece of an entertainer's act

4. routine(Noun)

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

5. routine(Adjective)

   According to established procedure.

6. routine(Adjective)

   Regular; habitual.

7. routine(Adjective)

   Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Routine(noun)

   a round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning

2. Routine(noun)

   any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit

Origin: [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Routine

   rōō-tēn′, n. course of duties: regular course of action: an unvarying round.—adj. keeping an unvarying round.—adj. Routi′nary, customary, ordinary.—ns. Routineer′; Routi′nism; Routi′nist. [Fr.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'routine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3356

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'routine' in Nouns Frequency: #1243

Anagrams for routine »

1. in utero

How to pronounce routine ?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of routine in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of routine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of routine in a Sentence

1. Craig Rowles:

   That's fairly routine for us.

2. Amos Bronson Alcott:

   The less routine the more life.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Somehow this has become routine.

4. P. G. Wodehouse:

   Routine is the death to heroism.

5. Amy Poehler:

   It was a very routine way of life.

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