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Webster 1913 Edition


Regular

Reg′u-lar

(-l?r)
,
Adj.
[L.
regularis
, fr.
regula
a rule, fr.
regere
to guide, to rule: cf. F.
régulier
. See
Rule
.]
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
.
[Colloq.]
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
.
Regular polygon
(Geom.)
,
a plane polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular.
Regular polyhedron
(Geom.)
,
a polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, – the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.
Regular sales
(Stock Exchange)
,
sales of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction.
Regular troops
,
troops of a standing or permanent army; – opposed to militia.
Syn. – Normal; orderly; methodical. See
Normal
.

Reg′u-lar

(rĕg′ū̍-lẽr)
,
Noun.
[LL.
regularis
: cf. F.
régulier
. See
Regular
,
Adj.
]
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.
Bp. Fitzpatrick.
2.
(Mil.)
A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; – chiefly used in the plural.

Webster 1828 Edition


Regular

REG'ULAR

,
Adj.
[L. regularis, from regula, a rule, from rego, to rule.]
1.
Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular plan; a regular building.
2.
Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; as regular in diet; regular in attending on divine worship.
3.
In geometry, a regular figure is one whose sides and angles are equal, as a square, a cube, or an equilateral triangle. Regular figures of more than three or four sides are usually called regular polygons.
4.
Instituted or initiated according to established forms or discipline; as a regular physician.
5.
Methodical; orderly; as a regular kind of sensuality or indulgence.
6.
Periodical; as the regular return of day and night; a regular trade wind or monsoon.
7.
Pursued with uniformity or steadiness; as a regular trade.
8.
Belonging to a monastic order; as regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy.
Regular troops, troops of a permanent army; opposed to militia.

REG'ULAR

, n.
1.
In a monastery, one who has taken the vows, and who is bound to follow the rules of the order.
2.
A soldier belonging to a permanent army.

Definition 2024


regulär

regulär

See also: regular and regulær

German

Adjective

regulär (comparative regulärer, superlative am regulärsten)

  1. regular

Antonyms

Declension

Adverb

regulär

  1. regularly