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Webster 1913 Edition
Regular
Reg′u-lar
(-l?r)
, Adj.
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
clergy5.
Thorough; complete; unmitigated;
as, a
. regular
humbug[Colloq.]
6.
(Bot. & Zool.)
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.
Syn. – Normal; orderly; methodical. See
Normal
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Regular
REG'ULAR
,Adj.
1.
Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular plan; a regular building.2.
Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in a course or practice; as regular in diet; regular in attending on divine worship.3.
In geometry, a regular figure is one whose sides and angles are equal, as a square, a cube, or an equilateral triangle. Regular figures of more than three or four sides are usually called regular polygons.4.
Instituted or initiated according to established forms or discipline; as a regular physician.5.
Methodical; orderly; as a regular kind of sensuality or indulgence.6.
Periodical; as the regular return of day and night; a regular trade wind or monsoon.7.
Pursued with uniformity or steadiness; as a regular trade.8.
Belonging to a monastic order; as regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy.Regular troops, troops of a permanent army; opposed to militia.
REG'ULAR
, n.1.
In a monastery, one who has taken the vows, and who is bound to follow the rules of the order.2.
A soldier belonging to a permanent army.