Definitions for routine
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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

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

2. Routine(noun)

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

   Etymology: [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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. routine

   Unchanging adherence to official system, which, if carried too far in matters of service, often bars celerity, spirit, and consequently success.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. routine

   This word has been adopted by us in the same sense that it is familiarly used by the French. It signifies capacity, or the faculty of arranging; a certain method in business, civil or military, which is as much acquired by habit and practice as by regular study and rule. We say familiarly the routine of business.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. routine

   A regular action or process.

   Their daily routine was easy and simple - gym, work and evenings together, they loved to prepare for their wedding together in the evenings.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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

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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. Jeffrey Schwimmer:

   The current study convincingly demonstrated improvements that are likely to be clinically meaningful, the ability to walk faster, with better cardiovascular tolerance, and without pain are all important to the long-term continuation of routine exercise that is needed to prevent the regain of lost weight and to support health and wellbeing.

2. Ian Storey:

   As these facilities become operational, Chinese warnings to both military and civilian aircraft will become routine, these events are a precursor to an ADIZ, or an undeclared but de facto ADIZ, and one has to expect tensions to rise.

3. Embassy Kabul:

   The Embassy in Kabul had grown fairly large over the past decade, particularly as the number of violent incidents spiked in Kabul and it became necessary to increase security to ensure that diplomats could conduct routine business, i can understand some kind of reduction, but I would be concerned if a drawdown impeded our diplomats' ability to observe local events and interact with Afghans. We should not cut costs if it means we lose these vital connections.

4. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia:

   How dull it is to be back to Tsarskoe Selo again. Our daily routine again - classes in the morning, our hospital, the Grand Palace and a walk in the afternoon, the sisters' hospital in the evening.

5. Chen Jie:

   Entering May, the weather has been fine, residential power use has stayed weak and power plants are undergoing routine maintenance, and also we have the heavy rainfall in the south that has boosted hydropower.

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