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regular
What does regular mean?
regular (adjective): happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use regular in a sentence?
- He made regular visits to go see his mother. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does regular come from?
From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “regular” mean?
elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional
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being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme
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happening at constant (especially short) intervals
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of considerable or relatively great size or extent
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