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| rou·tine [ roo tn ] |
noun (plural rou·tines) |
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1. usual pattern of activity: the usual sequence for a set of activities
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2. something repetitive: something that is unvarying or boringly repetitive
  a life of mindless routine
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3. rehearsed performance: a rehearsed set of movements, actions, or speeches that make up a performance
her gymnastic routine on the parallel bars
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4. part of computer program: a part of a computer program that performs a task
a dump routine
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adjective |
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1. usual or standard: regular or standard and not out of the ordinary
carrying out routine maintenance
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2. repetitive: boringly predictable, monotonous, and unchanging
found the work pretty routine
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| [Late 17th century. < French< route (see route)] |
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| rou·tine·ly adverb |
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