| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | reg·i·men |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r j  -mn, -mn |
| NOUN: | 1. Governmental rule or control. 2. The systematic procedure of a natural phenomenon or process. 3a. A regulated system, as of diet, therapy, or exercise, intended to promote health or achieve another beneficial effect. b. A course of intense physical training. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin. See regime.
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