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regiment

/ˈɹedʒəmənt/REH-juh-muhnt
/ˈɹɛdʒəmənt/REH-juh-muhnt

Meaningrule, government

Common meaning: an army unit

Journey through time

  1. Latinregimentum‘rule, government’source
  2. Frenchregimentsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsrule, government → an army unitregiment‘an army unit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin regimentum ‘rule, government’.

Roots

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