What is the Latin word for routine?

The usual Latin words for “routine” are ūtor, exercitātiō, habeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“routine” in Latin

ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encounter exercitātiōexercise, training, practice; discipline habeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

routine

usus: exercitatio: habitus: facilitas consuetudine et exercitatione parta (after Quint., 10, 8): mere routine, usus quidam irrationalis (Quint., 10, 7, 11; Greek τπίβη ἄλογος). To be accustomed to the routine of business, in negotiis gerendis, or administrandis bene versatum, or exercitatum esse. This is a mere matter of routine, hoc vero tralaticium est (Cic.).

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What is the Latin word for routine?: The usual Latin words for “routine” are ūtor, exercitātiō, habeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.