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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rou•tine /ruˈtin/USA pronunciation n. - a regular course of procedure: [uncountable]normal office routine.[countable]the baby's usual routines of waking, eating, playing, and sleeping.
- boring procedure done without thinking:[uncountable]the dull routine of the assembly line.
- Computing[countable] a set of instructions directing a computer to perform a certain task.
- a rehearsed act or performance:[countable]a comic routine.
- an often repeated behavior or speech:[countable]that tired old routine of making excuses.
adj. - of the nature of routine:routine work.
- dull or uninteresting;
commonplace:routine boredom. rou•tine•ly, adv.: routinely brownbagged his lunch.See -rupt-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rou•tine (ro̅o̅ tēn′),USA pronunciation n. - a customary or regular course of procedure.
- commonplace tasks, chores, or duties as must be done regularly or at specified intervals;
typical or everyday activity:the routine of an office. - regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure.
- an unvarying and constantly repeated formula, as of speech or action;
convenient or predictable response:Don't give me that brotherly-love routine! - Computing
- a complete set of coded instructions directing a computer to perform a series of operations.
- a series of operations performed by the computer.
- an individual act, performance, or part of a performance, as a song or dance, given regularly by an entertainer:a comic routine; a dance routine.
adj. - of the nature of, proceeding by, or adhering to routine:routine duties.
- dull or uninteresting;
commonplace.
- French, derivative of route route
- 1670–80
rou•tine′ly, adv. rou•tine′ness, n. - 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged habitual, ordinary, typical.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: routine /ruːˈtiːn/ n - a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying
- a program or part of a program performing a specific function: an input routine, an output routine
- a set sequence of dance steps
- informal a hackneyed or insincere speech
adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of routine
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from route a customary way, routerouˈtinely adv |