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regime

Main Entry:: re·gime
Variant(s):: also ré·gime \rā-ˈzhēm, ri- also ri-ˈjēm\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French régime, from Old French regimen, regime, from Late Latin regimin-, regimen
Date:: 1776

1 a: regimen 1 b: a regular pattern of occurrence or action (as of seasonal rainfall) c: the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process2 a: mode of rule or management b: a form of government <a socialist regime> c: a government in power <predicted that the new regime would fall> d: a period of rule

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