routine
noun /ruːˈtiːn/Definition
B1 [C or U] a usual or fixed way of doing things: There's no set/fixed routine at work - every day is different. He checks under the car for bombs as a matter of routine.Standard and routineHabitual behaviour › [C] a regular series of movements, jokes, or similar things used in a performance: an exercise/dance routine He went into his usual 'I'm the head of the family' routine (= usual way of speaking).Spectacles and performances › [C] specialized a part of a computer program that does a particular operationComputer programming and software
(Definition of routine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bog-standard adjective
- conformity noun
- day-to-day adjective
- default noun (RESULT)
- diet noun
- given adjective (HAVE HABIT)
- institutionalize verb (CUSTOM)
- orthodox adjective
- quotidian adjective
- regular adjective (EVEN)
- regular adjective (USUAL)
- routine adjective
- routinely adverb
- set adjective (FIXED)
- standard adjective
- staple adjective
- staple noun (BASIC)
- std adjective
- stock adjective
- the daily round idiom
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