routine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'routine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Routine

[ n.]

- A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.
- Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

Meaning of 'routine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . routine

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a short performance that is part of a longer program

Example in sentence:

he did his act three times every evening;
it was one of the best numbers he ever did;
she had a catchy little routine

2 . routine

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- found in the ordinary course of events

Example in sentence:

a placid everyday scene;
it was a routine day;
there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute

Nearby Words:

rouble rouche roue rouet rouge rouge dragon rougecroix rouged rough rough-footed

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Routine activities theory
Routine activities theory is the notion that criminal victimization increases when motivated offenders and suitable targets converge.
Order-routine specification
Order-routine specification is a stage of the business buying process in which the buyer writes the final order with the chosen supplier(s), listing the technical specifications,

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