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nonroutine

rou·tine
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-teen]
    • /ruˈtin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-teen]
    • /ruˈtin/

Definitions of nonroutine word

  • noun nonroutine a customary or regular course of procedure. 1
  • noun nonroutine commonplace tasks, chores, or duties as must be done regularly or at specified intervals; typical or everyday activity: the routine of an office. 1
  • noun nonroutine regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure. 1
  • noun nonroutine an unvarying and constantly repeated formula, as of speech or action; convenient or predictable response: Don't give me that brotherly-love routine! 1
  • noun nonroutine Computers. a complete set of coded instructions directing a computer to perform a series of operations. a series of operations performed by the computer. 1
  • noun nonroutine an individual act, performance, or part of a performance, as a song or dance, given regularly by an entertainer: a comic routine; a dance routine. 1

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Origin of nonroutine

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < French, derivative of route route

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Parts of speech for Nonroutine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nonroutine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

nonroutine usage trend in Literature

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