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feminine

/ʁu.tin/

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Translation

routine, daily grind

Word origin

From route ('road, way'), from Latin rupta via ('broken way'). A routine is a path worn by repeated use, and English borrowed the noun from French.

Origin: Latin
Root: route
English cognates: routine, route

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralroutines

Examples

His morning routine never changes.

He hates the office grind.

These checks are pure routine.

Children's routines help them sleep better.

She wants to break out of the routine.

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This word is part of lesson 58.