/ruːˈtiːn/
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Translation
The things you do in the same way at the same time, day after day.
Word origin
From French routine, from route, a road; a routine is the usual path you follow.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- route
- English cognates
- route
Grammar
Gender
Pluralroutines
Examples
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A "routine" is the fixed order of things you do each day.
bedtime .
A "bedtime routine" is the same set of steps before sleep every night.
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As an adjective, "routine" means normal and expected, nothing special.
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