Definition of regular
1
: belonging to a religious order
2 a
: formed, built, arranged, or ordered according to some established rule, law, principle, or type
b (1)
: both equilateral and equiangular
- a regular polygon
(2)
: having faces that are congruent regular polygons and all the polyhedral angles congruent
- a regular polyhedron
c
of a flower
: having the arrangement of floral parts exhibiting radial symmetry with members of the same whorl similar in form
3 a
: orderly, methodical
- regular habits
b
: recurring, attending, or functioning at fixed, uniform, or normal intervals
- a regular income
- a regular churchgoer
- regular bowel movements
4 a
: constituted, conducted, scheduled, or done in conformity with established or prescribed usages, rules, or discipline
c (1)
: conforming to the normal or usual manner of inflection
(2)
: weak 7
d
of a postage stamp
: issued in large numbers over a long period for general use in prepayment of postage
5
: of, relating to, or constituting the permanent standing military force of a state
- the regular army
- regular soldiers
