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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rej-uh-muh n, -men, rezh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛdʒ ə mən, -ˌmɛn, ˈrɛʒ-



Définition of regimen

Origin :
  • c.1400, medical, "course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health;" mid-15c., "act of governing," from Old French regimen (14c.), from Latin regimen "rule, guidance, government, means of guidance, rudder," from regere "to rule" (see regal).
  • noun systematic plan
Example sentences :
  • Regimen and not medicine is the true cure, when a man has time at his disposal.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • Wentwort' must go to his regimen', and my ot'er officers are all occupi'.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • She commenced by taxing him with his book against her 'regimen.'
  • Extract from : « John Knox » by A. Taylor Innes
  • The regimen I had to undergo on this occasion was far from agreeable.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) » by John Gibson Lockhart
  • We follow exactly what you have prescribed for their regimen and their studies.
  • Extract from : « Hortense, Makers of History Series » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The disease can be remedied only by regimen,—that is, by diet and training.
  • Extract from : « Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why » by Martha M. Allen
  • If this agrees with him, and he keeps in fair condition, continue the regimen.
  • Extract from : « Anecdotes of Dogs » by Edward Jesse
  • But I am now on a system of cure by regimen: I am tired of surgery.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • Madame, it seemed, had prescribed a regimen, and meant to have it followed.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
  • Dr. Dewey's advice in the "No-Breakfast" regimen is excellent.
  • Extract from : « The New Glutton or Epicure » by Horace Fletcher

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