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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

Comparative forms of regulär
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist regulärer sie ist regulärer es ist regulärer sie sind regulärer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative regulärerer regulärere reguläreres regulärere
genitive reguläreren regulärerer reguläreren regulärerer
dative regulärerem regulärerer regulärerem reguläreren
accusative reguläreren regulärere reguläreres regulärere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der regulärere die regulärere das regulärere die reguläreren
genitive des reguläreren der reguläreren des reguläreren der reguläreren
dative dem reguläreren der reguläreren dem reguläreren den reguläreren
accusative den reguläreren die regulärere das regulärere die reguläreren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein regulärerer eine regulärere ein reguläreres (keine) reguläreren
genitive eines reguläreren einer reguläreren eines reguläreren (keiner) reguläreren
dative einem reguläreren einer reguläreren einem reguläreren (keinen) reguläreren
accusative einen reguläreren eine regulärere ein reguläreres (keine) reguläreren

Adverb

regulär

  1. regularly

Pronunciation

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