[rou.tine] n [F, fr. MF, fr. route traveled way] (1676) 1 a: a regular course of procedure "if resort to legal action becomes a campus ~ --J. A. Perkins" b: habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure "the ~ of factory work"
2: a reiterated speech or formula "the old "After you" ~ --Ray Russell"
3: a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated "a dance ~" "a gymnastic ~"; esp: a theatrical number
4: a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task
[2]rou.tine adj (1817) 1: of a commonplace or repetitious character: ordinary
2: of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure "~ business" -- rou.tine.ly adv