Definitions
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adjective
Having an even and repeating pattern.
Examples
- The wallpaper had a regular pattern of small flowers.
- Bees build honeycombs in a regular shape.
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adjective
Following a fixed routine or order.
Examples
- He keeps a regular schedule of exercise.
- The machine ran at a regular speed.
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adjective
In grammar, following the usual rules of the language.
Examples
- Walk is a regular verb.
- Most nouns in English have a regular plural.
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adjective
Normal or ordinary.
Examples
- He is just a regular guy.
- I will have a regular coffee, please.
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adjective
Happening again and again at the same gaps in time.
Examples
- The bus makes regular stops along the route.
- She has regular checkups with her doctor.
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adjective
Orderly and well behaved.
Examples
- He kept regular habits, rising early every day.
- Her life was regular and had no surprises.
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adjective
In shapes, having all sides and all angles equal.
Examples
- A regular hexagon has six equal sides and six equal angles.
- The tiles formed a regular pattern across the floor.
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adjective
In shapes, having faces that are all equal and regular.
Examples
- All the faces of a cube are the same regular shapes.
- Each face of the crystal was a regular shape.
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adjective
Describes a moon that circles its planet in a close, steady path.
Examples
- The moon follows a regular path around its planet.
- A regular moon tends to orbit close to its planet's equator.
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adjective
Belonging to a religious order and living by its rules.
Examples
- The regular clergy live in monasteries.
- He joined the regular clergy as a young man.