noun [U]
1 [U] the fact that the same thing happens again and again, and usually with the same length of time between each time it happens:
Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous regularity. * None of the lights seemed to work with any regularity.
2 [U] the fact that sth is arranged evenly or in an organized pattern:
the striking regularity of her features
3 [C] a thing that has a pattern to it:
to observe regularities in the behaviour of the animals * the patterns and regularities of social life
compareIRREGULARITY
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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