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regularity
re‧gu‧lar‧i‧ty /ˌreɡjəˈlærəti, ˌreɡjʊˈlærəti/ noun (plural regularities)
 Word Family: noun: regular, regularity ≠ irregularity, regularization; verb: regularize; adverb: regularly ≠ irregularly; adjective: regular ≠ irregular
1. [uncountable] when the same thing keeps happening often, especially with the same amount of time between each occasion when it happens:
    Climate change is disrupting the regularity of the seasons.
    with alarming/increasing etc regularity
    Our team kept losing with monotonous regularity (=in a way that seems boring or annoying).
2. [uncountable and countable] when something is arranged in an even way:
    the regularity of his features