regimen
noun
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Being but humble lexicographers, we cannot say whether an apple a day truly keeps the doctor away, but as far as regimens go, one could do a lot worse than snackin’ on a McIntosh. Regimen, which usually refers to a system of rules or guidelines—often for living a healthy life or taking a regular dose of exercise—comes ultimately from a Latin verb, regere, meaning “to direct.” Regere led in apple-pie order to the English word regimen, first by way of the Latin noun regimen, meaning “steering” or “control,” and then via the Medieval Latin regimen, referring to a set of rules. Other regere descendants fell further from the tree, including correct, erect, region, rule, and surge. Be sure not to confuse regimen with another of its kin, regiment, which refers to a military unit, as doing so could upset the apple cart.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Now, watch Sydney Sweeney walk through her sensitive skin-friendly regimen:
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—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 Mar. 2025
The 13-step skin-care regimen that Union ultimately landed on took some trial and error.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
After a normal offseason regimen, the hopes were high that Giolito could at least fulfill some of the potential the Red Sox saw in him a year ago.
—Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Regimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regimen. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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