routine
- 1) noun, a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying
- 2) noun, computing a program or part of a program performing a specific function
- 3) noun, a set sequence of dance steps
- 4) noun, a hackneyed or insincere speech
- 5) adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of routine
Etymology
C17: from Old French, from route a customary way, route
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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pattern, typical, procedure, programme, way, order, practice, method, formula, custom, usage, wont, grind (informal), monotony, groove, boredom, chore, dull, sameness, ennui, drab, dead, dreary, tedious, lifeless, usual, standard, normal, customary, ordinary, familiar, conventional, everyday, habitual, workaday, wonted, boring, dull, tedious, tiresome, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, mind-numbing, hackneyed