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irregular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • irregular adj Not following a regular pattern, schedule, or set of rules.
  • nonstandard adj Not standard.
  • strong adjective Physically powerful; capable of exerting or withstanding great force.

Senses

irregular is used for these senses in English:

  • irregular Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
  • nonstandard Not standard.
  • strong (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

irregular — full definition

  1. adj Not following a regular pattern, schedule, or set of rules.
  2. adj In grammar, not following the standard patterns of conjugation or inflection.

nonstandard — full definition

  1. adj Not standard.
  2. adj Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.

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