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regime

Syllabification: (re·gime)

Pronunciation: /riˈZHēm, rā-/

(also régime)

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Definition of regime

noun

1a government, especially an authoritarian one.

2a system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above:detention centers with a very tough physical regime
a coordinated program for the promotion or restoration of health; a regimen:a low-calorie, low-fat regime
the conditions under which a scientific or industrial process occurs.

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'regimen'): French régime, from Latin regimen 'rule' (see regimen). Sense 1 dates from the late 18th century (with original reference to the Ancien Régime)

Regime can also be spelled régime, with an accent on the first e (as in the original French).

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