Regular
Definition of Regular
Reg´u`lar Pronunciation: rĕg´ũ`lẽr | a. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | 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. | | 4. | Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy. | | 5. | Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug. | | 6. | (Bot. & Zool.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin. | | 7. | (Crystallog.) Same as Isometric. | | n. | 1. | (R. C. Ch.) 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. | | 2. | (Mil.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; - chiefly used in the plural. |
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