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regular

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3 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
3syllables

regular

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regular is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, regular is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofregular

1noun
  • A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
  • A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.

    Example: "Bartenders usually know their regulars by name."

  • A frequent customer, client or business partner.

    Example: "This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars."

  • A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
  • Anything that is normal or standard.
  • A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
  • A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
  • A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
1adjective
  • Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).

    Example: "regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy"

  • Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.

    Synonyms: equable, uniform, unvarying

  • (of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
  • (of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
  • Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.

    Synonyms: "in order", ruly, tidy, chaotic, tumultuous

  • Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.).

    Synonyms: decent, seemly, "well-mannered"

  • Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.

    Synonyms: cyclical, frequent

    Example: "He made regular visits to go see his mother."

  • (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language.

    Synonyms: weak

    Example: ""Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk"."

  • Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.

    Synonyms: basic, common, unremarkable

  • Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
  • Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.

    Example: "Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps you regular."

  • Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.

    Synonyms: absolute, thorough, unalloyed

    Example: "a regular genius; a regular John Bull"

  • Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.

    Example: "a regular flower; a regular sea urchin"

  • Isometric.
  • Riding with the left foot forward.
  • (of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
1adverb
  • Regularly, on a regular basis.

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