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régime
régime †regimen of health; system of government. XVIII. — F. — L. regimen, f. regere rule.
So regimen regulation of matters pert. to health XIV; rule, government XV; (gram.) government XVI. — L. regiment †rule, government; †control, management; †place under a certain rule XIV; †regimen of health; body of troops forming a unit XVI. — (O)F. régiment — late L. regimentum rule; see -MENT. Hence regiment vb. XVII, regimental adj. and sb. pl. (-AL1) XVIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "régime." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "régime." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rgime.html T. F. HOAD. "régime." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rgime.html |
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re·gime / riˈzhēm; rā-/ (also ré·gime) • n. 1. a government, esp. an authoritarian one. 2. a system or planned way of doing things, esp. 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. |
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"regime." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regime." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-regime.html "regime." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-regime.html |
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regime
regime, a term used in hydrography to describe the channels and the characteristics of tides of a port or estuary. Building moles, jetties, and other port installations can alter the tidal flow, and thus the regime, of a port.
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"regime." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regime." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-regime.html "regime." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-regime.html |
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régime
régime •abeam, agleam, beam, blaspheme, bream, cream, deem, deme, downstream, dream, esteem, extreme, gleam, hakim, kilim, meme, midstream, Nîmes, ream, régime, scheme, scream, seam, seem, steam, stream, supreme, team, teem, theme, upstream
•cross-beam • hornbeam • moonbeam
•sunbeam • academe • morpheme
•phoneme • jet stream • airstream
•daydream • mainstream • Brylcreem
•millstream • slipstream
•bloodstream • monotreme
•buttercream • raceme • septime
•centime
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"régime." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "régime." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rgime.html "régime." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rgime.html |
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