régulier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reguler, borrowed from Late Latin regulāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡy.lje/
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Adjective

régulier (feminine régulière, masculine plural réguliers, feminine plural régulières)

  1. regular (conforming to rules)
  2. (geometry, of a polygon) regular
    Antonym: irrégulier
  3. (grammar, of a verb) regular
    Antonym: irrégulier
  4. dependable
  5. legitimate
  6. regular, steady (continual)

Derived terms

Noun

régulier m (plural réguliers, feminine régulière)

  1. (dated, slang) One's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)
    Synonym: légitime

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