Regular Definition
rĕgyə-lər
regulars
adjective
Conforming in form, build, or arrangement to a rule, principle, type, standard, etc.; orderly; symmetrical.
Regular features.
Webster's New World
Usual; customary.
His regular seat.
Webster's New World
Orderly, even, or symmetrical.
Regular teeth.
American Heritage
Characterized by conformity to a fixed principle or procedure.
Webster's New World
Well-ordered; methodical.
Regular habits.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- utter
- typical
- thorough
- systematic: steady
- synchronous
- proper
- official
- monolithic
- metronomic
- common
- authorized
- (colloq.) unmitigated
- usual
- serial
- fixed
noun
regulars
A member of a regular religious order.
Webster's New World
A member of a regular army.
Webster's New World
A regular member of an athletic team, not a substitute.
Webster's New World
A clothing size for persons, esp. for men, of average height and build.
Webster's New World
A person who is loyal to the recognized party leadership, candidates, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Regular
Noun
Singular:
regular
Plural:
regularsOrigin of Regular
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From Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rÄ“gulāris (“continuing rules for guidance"), from rÄ“gula (“rule"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“move in a straight line").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English reguler living under religious rule from Old French from Late Latin rēgulāris according to rule from Latin rēgula rod, rule reg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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