regimen, regime
(noun) (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
government, authorities, regime
(noun) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; “the government reduced taxes”; “the matter was referred to higher authorities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
regime (plural regimes)
Mode of rule or management.
A form of government, or the government in power.
A period of rule.
A regulated system; a regimen.
A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
(hydrology) A set of characteristics.
• When regime is used in the sense of form of government, it is usually meant as a pejorative, and may be intended to brand that government as illegitimate or authoritarian.
• emigre, emigrĂ©, Ă©migrĂ©
Source: Wiktionary
RĂ©`gime" (r`zhm"), n. Etym: [F. See Regimen.]
1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system. I dream . . . of the new régime which is to come. H. Kingsley.
2. (Hydraul.)
Definition: The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform régime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections. The ancient régime, or Ancien régime Etym: [F.], the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern; especially, the political and social system existing in France before the Revolution of 1789.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
