Definition of Regular

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Regular

Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.

Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.

Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.

Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.

Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.

Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.

Same as Isometric.

A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church.

A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.

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Regular Quotations

My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.'
Mitch Hedberg

I'm one of those regular weird people.
Janis Joplin

Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.
Dave Barry

I don't make it in regular channels, and that's okay for me.
Jim Carrey

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I'd just like to be treated like a regular customer.
Elvis Presley

My fam is just a regular family. But all of them have great senses of humor.
Dane Cook

I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are.
Brett Favre

Sometimes you get caught up in what's going on around you. The reality is that you are just a regular person. At some point, the career will be over, the bright lights turn off. That can come back to haunt you if you're not just a regular guy.
Brett Favre

Well I would say that we're regular people first of all and we're normal and it's obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous we're not immune to tragedy.
Brett Favre

Regular Translations

regular in Dutch is gelijkmatig, regelmatig, geregeld
regular in Italian is regolare
regular in Latin is ordinarius
regular in Spanish is regular
regular in Swedish is vanlig, regelbundet, ordentlig

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