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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedLate Latin · Late Latin · according to rule

rēgulāris

regular; according to rule

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · straightedge rule

rēgula

straightedge, ruler, rule

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Late Latin rēgulāris is an adjective formed from Latin rēgula.

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Of a bar or according to rule develops orderly and regular senses.

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Regular — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Late Latin regularis from Latin regula

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rēgulāris → rēgula

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