🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

régime

Pronunciation / Transliteration: régime

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Regime/reɪˈʒiːm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le nouveau régime a mis en œuvre plusieurs réformes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above.

    "The new regime implemented several reforms to improve the economy."
  2. 2

    A government, especially an authoritarian one.

    "The regime faced widespread protests against its policies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'régime' (meaning rule, government, or diet), which traces back to the Latin 'regimen' meaning rule or guidance, from 'regere' to rule. It entered the English language in the late 15th century, initially denoting a system of government or rule, and later expanded to include prescribed systems of diet and exercise.

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