| ADJECTIVE | all | regular | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle |
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| all | regular, veritable | often used as intensifiers | |
| all | regular | conforming to a standard or pattern | |
| all | regular | regularly scheduled for fixed times | |
| all | regular | in accord / accord with regular practice or procedure | |
| all | regular, even | occurring at fixed intervals | |
| all | regular, steady | relating to a person who does something regularly | |
| all | regular | (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces | |
| all | regular | (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured | |
| all | regular, unconstipated | not constipated | |
| all | regular, even | symmetrically arranged | |
| all | regular | not deviating from what is normal | |
| all | regular | officially full-time | |
| NOUN | person | regular, habitue, fixture | a regular patron |
| person | regular | a soldier in the regular army | |
| person | regular | a dependable / dependable follower (especially in party politics) | |
| attribute | regular | a garment size for persons of average height and weight |
| Sounds | reh'gyahler; rey'gyahler | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle. | |
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| Attribute of | regularity | The quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Narrower | first-string | Of members of a team |
| lawful, rule-governed | According to custom / custom or rule or natural law | |
| official, prescribed | conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | |
| standard, stock | regularly and widely used or sold | |
| timed | regularly spaced in time | |
| uniform | evenly spaced | |
| weak | (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection | |
| well-ordered | Ordered well | |
| See also | rhythmical, rhythmic | recurring with measured regularity |
| symmetrical, symmetric | Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding / corresponding parts | |
| systematic | Characterized by order and planning | |
| Opposite | irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
| Spanish | regular | |
| Catalan | regular | |
| Nouns | regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Adverbs | regularly | in a regular manner |
| Meaning | Often used as intensifiers. | |
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| Synonym | veritable | |
| Broader | typical | Exhibiting the qualities or characteristics / characteristics that identify a group or kind or category / category |
| Spanish | auténtico, verdadero | |
| Catalan | autèntic, verdader, veritable | |
| Meaning | conforming to a standard or pattern. | |
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| Broader | standard | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value |
| Spanish | normal, regular | |
| Catalan | regular | |
| Nouns | regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Meaning | regularly scheduled for fixed times. | |
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| Broader | scheduled | planned or scheduled for some certain time or times |
| Spanish | periódico | |
| Nouns | regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Meaning | In accord / accord with regular practice or procedure. | |
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| Broader | usual | Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure |
| Spanish | habitual, usual | |
| Catalan | habitual, usual | |
| Nouns | regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Meaning | Occurring at fixed intervals. | |
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| Example | "a regular beat" | |
| Synonym | even | |
| Broader | steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior |
| Spanish | regular, uniforme | |
| Nouns | regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Meaning | relating to a person who does something regularly. | |
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| Example | "a regular customer" | |
| Synonym | steady | |
| Broader | frequent | Coming at short intervals or habitually |
| Spanish | asiduo, habitual, regular | |
| Catalan | asidu, habitual, regular | |
| Nouns | regular | a regular patron |
| regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate | |
| Meaning | (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces. | |
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| Example | "the regular army" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | standing | permanent |
| Opposite | irregular | (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces |
| Spanish | regular | |
| Meaning | (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula. | |
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| Opposite | irregular | (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured |
| Adverbs | regularly | having a regular form |
| Meaning | not constipated. | |
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| Synonym | unconstipated | |
| Narrower | diarrheal, diarrhoeal, diarrhetic, diarrhoetic, diarrheic, diarrhoeic | Of or relating to diarrhea |
| lax, loose | Emptying easily or excessively | |
| Opposite | constipated | Have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels |
| Spanish | no estreñido, regular | |
| Meaning | symmetrically arranged. | |
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| Synonym | even | |
| Broader | symmetrical, symmetric | Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding / corresponding parts |
| Nouns | regularity | a property of polygons |
| Meaning | not deviating from what is normal. | |
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| Example | "her regular bedtime" | |
| Broader | normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm |
| Nouns | regularity | the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Meaning | officially full-time. | |
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| Example | "regular students" | |
| Broader | full-time | For the entire time appropriate to an activity |
| Meaning | A regular patron. | |
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| Synonyms | habitue, fixture | |
| Broader | patron, frequenter | A regular customer |
| Spanish | asiduo, habitual | |
| Catalan | asidu, habitual | |
| Adjectives | regular | relating to a person who does something regularly |
| Meaning | A soldier in the regular army. | |
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| Broader | soldier | An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army |
| Spanish | regular | |
| Meaning | A dependable / dependable follower (especially in party politics). | |
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| Example | "he is one of the party regulars" | |
| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Broader | follower | A person who accepts the leadership / leadership of another |
| Meaning | A garment size for persons of average height and weight. | |
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| Broader | size | The property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) |
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