R'egime \R['e]`gime"\ (r?`zh?m"), n. [F. See Regimen.]
   1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of
      government, or of the prevailing social system.
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            I dream . . . of the new r['e]gime which is to come.
                                                  --H. Kingsley.
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   2. (Hydraul.) 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
      r['e]gime being the condition when the flow is equal and
      uniform at all the cross sections.
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   The ancient r['e]gime, or Ancien r['e]gime [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.
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	regime
     n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a
          political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the
          matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: government,
           authorities]
     2: (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including
        diet) [syn: regimen]

	

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