routine

[ roo-teen ]
/ ruˈtin /
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noun

adjective

of the nature of, proceeding by, or adhering to routine: routine duties.
dull or uninteresting; commonplace.

Origin of routine

1670–80; < French, derivative of route route

OTHER WORDS FROM routine

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH routine

regular routine

Words nearby routine

routeman, routemarch, router, router patch, routh, routine, routineer, routing, routinism, routinize, roux

Words related to routineness

commonality, normalcy, normality, ordinariness, prevalence, regularity, uniformity, averageness, commonness

British Dictionary definitions for routineness

routine
/ (ruːˈtiːn) /

noun

a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying
computing a program or part of a program performing a specific function an input routine; an output routine
a set sequence of dance steps
informal a hackneyed or insincere speech

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of routine

Derived forms of routine

routinely, adverb

Word Origin for routine

C17: from Old French, from route a customary way, route