régulier

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡy.lje/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

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

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

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Noun[edit]

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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