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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr regula a rule fr regere to guide, to rule: cf F. r['e]gulier. 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. & Zo["o]l.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (r[e^]g"[-u]*l[~e]r), n. [LL. regularis: cf F. r['e]gulier. See {Regular}, a.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: regular adj 1: in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" [ant: {irregular}] 2: often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" [syn: {regular(a)}, {veritable(a)}] 3: conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet" 4: regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures" 5: in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime" 6: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {even}] 7: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {steady}] 8: (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" [ant: {irregular}] 9: not constipated [syn: {unconstipated}] [ant: {constipated}] 10: symmetrically arranged; "even (or regular) features; "a regular polygon" [syn: {even}] 11: not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime" 12: officially full-time; "regular students" n 1: a regular patron: "an habitue of the racetrack" [syn: {habitue}] 2: a soldier in the regular army 3: a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars" 4: a garment size for persons of average height and weight
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