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should be pronounced with all four syllables articulated, not as if it were spelt reguly.

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adjective

1. Commonly practiced or used: accustomed, customary, habitual, usual, wonted. See usual/unusual.
2. Occurring quite often: common, everyday, familiar, frequent, routine, widespread. See usual/unusual.
3. Characterized by or displaying symmetry, especially correspondence in scale or measure: balanced, proportional, proportionate, symmetric, symmetrical. See same/different/compare.
4. Without imperfections or blemishes, as a line or contour: clean, perfect. See beautiful/ugly.
5. Arranged or proceeding in a set, systematized pattern: methodic, methodical, orderly, systematic, systematical. See ability/inability, order/disorder.
6. Having no change or variation: changeless, constant, equable, even¹, invariable, invariant, same, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: normal, common
Antonyms: abnormal, anomalous, eccentric, extraordinary, irregular, rare, uncommon, unusual

adj

Definition: orderly, consistent, balanced
Antonyms: changing, disorderly, erratic, imbalanced, inconsistent, infrequent, irregular, unsteady, variable

adj. 1. of or belonging to the permanent professional armed forces of a country: a regular soldier.

n.

a regular member of the armed forces.

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Customary; usual; with no unexpected or unusual variations; in conformity with ordinary practice.

An individual's regular course of business, for example, is the occupation in which that person is normally engaged to gain a livelihood.

IN BRIEF: Formed, built, arranged, or ordered according to fixed procedures; standard. Also: To be in the habit of following a method or custom; routine.

All the best work is done the way ants do things -- by tiny, untiring and regular additions. — Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)

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For a list of words related to regular, see:

• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
• Politicians and Activists - regular: party member who can be depended on for votes or support
• Soldiers and Military Life - regular: member of standing army
• Grammar and Usage - regular: (adj) conforming to usual pattern of inflection in a language
• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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Common misspelling(s) of regular

• regluar

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - regelmæssig, systematisk, fast, jævn, regulær
n. - stampersonel (mil.), stamgæst

idioms:

• keep regular hours    leve et regelmæssigt liv, have faste vaner
• regular army    professionel hær
• regular guy    en rigtig guttermand

Nederlands (Dutch)
regelmatig, geregeld, gewoon, normaal, tot religieuze orde behorend, correct, regulier (troepen etc.), vakkundig (bevoegd), (een) waar/ echt, stamgast, ordebroeder, beroepssoldaat, (kledingstuk van) gemiddelde maat

Français (French)
adj. - régulier, (Comm) normal, habituel, permanent (un emploi), (GB, Admin, Mil) de métier, de carrière, (Méd) régulier (pouls), (Ling) régulier, véritable, (US) chic (type) (fam)
n. - habitué, (GB) soldat de métier, (US) (essence) ordinaire, (US, Sport) sociétaire, (US, Pol) fidèle

idioms:

• keep regular hours    avoir un emploi du temps régulier
• regular army    armée de métier
• regular guy    (US) chic type

Deutsch (German)
adj. - richtig, regulär, regelmäßig, geregelt
n. - Normalbenzin, Stammgast, Berufssoldat

idioms:

• keep regular hours    geregelte Zeiten einhalten
• regular army    Berufsheer
• regular guy    normaler Typ

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κανονικός, ανελλιπής, τακτικός, ομαλός, συμμετρικός, τέλειος, σωστός, συνηθισμένος
n. - (στρατ.) (τακτικός) στρατιώτης, τακτικός (πελάτης)

idioms:

• keep regular hours    είμαι τακτικός στις ώρες μου
• regular army    τακτικός στρατός
• regular guy    μέσος άνθρωπος, νορμάλ τύπος

Italiano (Italian)
regolare, cliente abituale, ordinario

idioms:

• keep regular hours    essere abitudinario
• regular guy    tipo normale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - regular, usual, completo
n. - freqüentador habitual (m), frade (m)

idioms:

• keep regular hours    manter o horário
• regular guy    garoto comum

Русский (Russian)
кадровый военный, завсегдатай, обычный, регулярный, общепринятый

idioms:

• keep regular hours    делает все одинаково в одно время ежедневно
• regular guy    можно на него полагать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - asiduo, normal, corriente, común, regular, periódico
n. - nafta, gasolina, cliente habitual

idioms:

• keep regular hours    cumplir el horario normal
• regular army    ejército regular
• regular guy    un tipo estupendo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - regelbunden, regelrätt, veritabel
n. - stamkund, fast anställd person

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
规则的, 经常的, 有秩序的, 正规军, 老顾客, 老客户, 正式队员, 固定职工, 长工

idioms:

• keep regular hours    按时作息
• regular army    常备军, 正规军
• regular guy    可靠的人, 好人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 規則的, 經常的, 有秩序的
n. - 正規軍, 老顧客, 老客戶, 正式隊員, 固定職工, 長工

idioms:

• keep regular hours    按時作息
• regular army    常備軍, 正規軍
• regular guy    可靠的人, 好人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정규적인, 규칙적인
n. - 정규병, 수도사, 상시 고용인

idioms:

• keep regular hours    규칙적인 생활을 하다, 일찍 자고 일찍 일어나다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 規則的な, 一定の, 規則正しい, 均整のとれた, 正規の, 本職の, 普通の, 全くの, 規則変化の, 整然とした, 通常の
n. - 常連, 正規兵, 正選手

idioms:

• regular army    常備軍, 正規軍, 合衆国常備軍
• regular guy    普通のひと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عادي, نظامي, قانوني (الاسم) اعتيادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגיל, קבוע, סדיר, מקובל, מוסמך, מוכר, וסית, סימטרי, מושלם, שלם (דקדוק)‬
n. - ‮חיל סדיר, לקוח קבוע, השתייכות למסדר דתי או נזירי‬

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