| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·gime |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -zh m , r - |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ré·gime |
| NOUN: | 1a. A form of government: a fascist regime. b. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime. 2. A prevailing social system or pattern. 3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails. 4. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French régime, from Old French, from Latin regimen, from regere, to rule. See reg- in Appendix I.
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