regimen

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈrɛdʒəmən/ UK /ˈrɛdʒɪmən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a prescribed course of diet, exercise, or treatment

Her training regimen included daily runs and yoga.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a prescribed course of... regime routine program course schedule protocol system

Word family

Related forms regime regiment regent regal reign

Etymology

From Latin regimen ('rule, direction, government'), from regere ('to rule, direct, keep straight'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ('to straighten, direct').

regimen Latin regere Latin *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives

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# regimen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛdʒəmən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛdʒɪmən/

## Meanings
1. a prescribed course of diet, exercise, or treatment

## Examples
- Her training regimen included daily runs and yoga.

## Synonyms
- regime
- routine
- program
- course
- schedule
- protocol
- system

## Related Forms
- regime
- regiment
- regent
- regal
- reign

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: regimen
- Root: regere
- Root: *h₃reǵ-

## Etymology
From Latin regimen ('rule, direction, government'), from regere ('to rule, direct, keep straight'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ('to straighten, direct').

## AI Etymology
Regimen is from Latin regimen ('rule, direction, government'), from regere ('to rule, direct, keep straight'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ('to straighten, direct'). Important recorded forms include regimen (Latin), regere (Latin), and *h₃reǵ- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers a prescribed course of diet, exercise, or treatment. The wider family includes related words such as regime, regiment, regent, regal, and reign.

## Topics
- Education & Learning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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