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English Dictionary: regular	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regular adj in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" Antonym(s): irregular often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" Synonym(s): regular(a), veritable(a) conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet" regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures" in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime" occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" Synonym(s): even, regular relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" Synonym(s): regular, steady (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" Antonym(s): irregular (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula Antonym(s): irregular not constipated Synonym(s): unconstipated, regular Antonym(s): constipated symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" Synonym(s): even, regular not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime" officially full-time; "regular students" n a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" Synonym(s): regular, habitue, fixture a soldier in the regular army a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars" a garment size for persons of average height and weight
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regular \Reg"ular\ (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. r[82]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[94]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"ular\ (r[ecr]g"[usl]l[etil]r), n. [LL. regularis: cf. F. r[82]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.