procedure
/pɹəˈsi.d͡ʒɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
Uncountable
noun
A subroutine coded to perform a specific task, which is not permitted a return value when distinguished from a function.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination."
- "Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information."
- "Gracious procedures."
- "There is not any known Substance, but Earth, and the Procedure of Earth (as Tile, Stone, &c.) that yeeldeth any Moss or Herby Substance."
Etymology
From French procédure, from Old French, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”); see proceed.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: procédure, -, procedo
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹəˈsi.d͡ʒɚ/
- British English: /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/