routine

/ɹuːˈtiːn/

noun

  1. 1

    A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

  2. 2

    A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

    Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.
  3. 3

    A set piece of an entertainer's act.

    stand-up comedy routine
  4. 4

    A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.

adjective

  1. 1

    According to established procedure.

  2. 2

    Regular; habitual.

  3. 3

    Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

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