regularity
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French regularite, from Old French regularite, from Late Latin regularitas, regularitatem, from regularis; see regular.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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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TranslationsEdit
condition or quality of being regular
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Further readingEdit
- regularity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- regularity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911