regime
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[edit] English
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /rəˈʒim/, /ˈreɪʒim/
[edit] Etymology
From French régime, from Latin regimen (“direction, government”)
[edit] Noun
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.
[edit] Usage notes
- This word is often used as a pejorative.
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[edit] Translations
mode of rule or management
form of government
period of rule
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[edit] External links
- regime in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- regime in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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regime n. (plural regimes, diminutive regimetje)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
Latin regimen, regiminis
[edit] Noun
regime m. (plural regimi)
