regime
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /rəˈʒim/, /ˈreɪʒim/
Etymology [edit]
From French régime, from Latin regimen (“direction, government”).
Noun [edit]
regime (plural regimes)
- Mode of rule or management
- A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime)
- A period of rule
- A regulated system; a regimen
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics
- A typical annual water level regime would include a gradual summer drawdown beginning in early May.
Usage notes [edit]
- This word is often used as a pejorative.
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Translations [edit]
mode of rule or management
form of government
period of rule
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External links [edit]
- regime in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- regime in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
regime n (plural regimes, diminutive regimetje)
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin regimen.
Noun [edit]
regime m (plural regimi)
