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   routine

   /ruːˈtiːn/

   noun

   • 1. a sequence of actions regularly followed: "I settled down into a routine of work and sleep" Similar procedurepracticepatterndrillregimeregimengrooveprogrammescheduleplanformulamethodsystemorderwayscustomshabitsusageswontmodus operandiformal:praxis
   • ▪ a set sequence in a performance such as a dance or comedy act: "he was trying to persuade her to have a tap routine in the play" Similar actperformancenumberturnpiecelineinformal:shtickspielpatter
   • ▪ a sequence of instructions for performing a task that forms a program or a distinct part of one.

   adjective

   • 1. performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason: "the Ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill" Similar standardregularcustomaryaccustomednormalusualordinaryestablishednaturalunexceptionaltypicaleverydaycommoncommonplaceconventionalday-to-dayhabitualwontedfamiliarOpposite unusual

   verb

   • 1. organize according to a routine: rare "all had been routined with smoothness"

   Word Origin late 17th century (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’ (see route).

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