routine
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French routine
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routine (plural routines)
- A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure
- 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.
- A set piece of an entertainer's act
- (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine
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course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure
set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically
computing: set of instructions designed to perform a specific task
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routine (comparative more routine, superlative most routine)
- According to established procedure.
- Regular; habitual.
- Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
- 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, BBC Sport:
- Stoke put themselves in a fine position to qualify for the Europa League knockout stage with a routine victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Israel.
- 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, BBC Sport:
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according to established procedure
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regular; habitual
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ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others
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From French route (“road, route”), and Old French -ine: a suffix for diminutive purpose
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routine f. (plural routines)
- routine (all senses)
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French
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routine f. inv.
- routine (all senses)
