routine

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ruːˈtiːn/

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Adjective

Positive routine

Comparative more routine

Superlative most routine

1. Done like it is a routine. Hackneyed, shop-worn.

   He showed little interest in the flute sonata and played it in a routine manner.

Noun

Singular routine

Plural routines

1. The normal way of doing something
2. A set of actions used to perform a trick

   Magicians all use the same routine to pull the rabbit out of the hat.