regimen

[ rej-uh-muhn, -men, rezh- ]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
2. regime ( defs 1, 2 ).
3. Grammar. government ( def 9 ).

regimen

/ ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛn /

noun

1. Also calledregime a systematic way of life or course of therapy, often including exercise and a recommended diet
2. administration or rule

Word History and Origins

Origin of regimen¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: rule, government, guidance, equivalent to reg ( ere ) to rule + -i- -i- + -men, noun suffix of result

Word History and Origins

Origin of regimen¹

C14: from Latin: guidance

Example Sentences

What’s your fitness regimen these days?

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He and Mateljan are back on the courts at Redondo Union three days later, doing a post mortem of his performance in Vegas: his low volleys, his training regimen, his ability to read the ball.

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When she couldn’t keep up with the regimen prescribed to her, she said, “I just started letting my life be normal again, and this takes everything, and I wanted something back,” she said.

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I’ve been on the skincare regimen since I was 6, literally.

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Fourth grader Naiya White knows what you think about her twice-daily beauty regimen and her Sephora shopping trips.

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