regularity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French regularite, from Old French regularite, from Late Latin regularitas, regularitatem, from regularis; see regular.
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Noun[edit]
regularity (countable and uncountable, plural regularities)
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular
- I have been watching that show with regularity.
- 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- For Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, this was his most sobering moment in the Premier League and he looked stunned on the sidelines at the regularity with which Chelsea's defence was exposed.
- (countable) A particular regular occurrence
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Translations[edit]
condition or quality of being regular
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Further reading[edit]
- “regularity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “regularity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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