Routine meaning

What does “routine” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“routine” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure.

routine

noun

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
Synonymsmodus operandi
a short performance that is part of a longer program
“he did his act three times every evening”
“she had a catchy little routine”
Synonymsact number turn bit
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Synonymssubroutine subprogram procedure function

adjective

found in the ordinary course of events
“a placid everyday scene”
“it was a routine day”
Synonymseveryday mundane quotidian unremarkable workaday

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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