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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROUTINE, n. rootee'n. [L. rota, a wheel.]
1. A round of business, amusements or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; particularly, a course of business or official duties, regularly or frequently returning.
2. Any regular habit or practice not accommodated to circumstances.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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 [syn: everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday] n
1: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure [syn: routine, modus operandi]
2: 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" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit]
3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way Date: 1676 1. a. a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins> b. habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure <the routine of factory work> 2. a reiterated speech or formula <the old “After you” routine — Ray Russell> 3. a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated <a dance routine> <a gymnastic routine>; especially a theatrical number 4. a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task II. adjective Date: 1817 1. of a commonplace or repetitious character ; ordinary <routine problems> 2. of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure <routine business> • routinely adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a regular course or procedure, an unvarying performance of certain acts. 2 a set sequence in a performance, esp. a dance, comedy act, etc. 3 Computing a sequence of instructions for performing a task. --adj. 1 performed as part of a routine (routine duties). 2 of a customary or standard kind. --v.tr. organize according to a routine. Derivatives: routinely adv. Etymology: F (as ROUTE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Routine Rou*tine", n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.] 1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning. 2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(routines) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order. The players had to change their daily routine and lifestyle... He checked up on you as a matter of routine. N-VAR: usu with supp, oft N n, adj N 2. You use routine to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process. ...a series of routine medical tests... ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. A routine situation, action, or event is one which seems completely ordinary, rather than interesting, exciting, or different. So many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter. = ordinary ADJ [disapproval] 4. You use routine to refer to a way of life that is uninteresting and ordinary, or hardly ever changes. ...the mundane routine of her life... N-VAR [disapproval] 5. A routine is a computer program, or part of a program, that performs a specific function. (COMPUTING) ... an installation routine. N-COUNT 6. A routine is a short sequence of jokes, remarks, actions, or movements that forms part of a longer performance. ...an athletic dance routine. N-COUNT: usu n N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Practice, custom, round, ordinary way, wont, course, order.

Moby Thesaurus

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