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reg·i·ment
(rĕj′ə-mənt)n.
1. A military unit of ground troops consisting of at least two battalions, usually commanded by a colonel.
2. A large group of people.
tr.v. (rĕj′ə-mĕnt′) reg·i·ment·ed, reg·i·ment·ing, reg·i·ments
1. To form (troops) into a regiment or regiments.
2. To put (things) into systematic order.
3. To subject (people) to strict control and rigid order.
[Middle English, government, rule, from Old French, from Late Latin regimentum, rule, from Latin regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
reg′i·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.
reg′i·men′tal·ly adv.
reg′i·men·ta′tion n.
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regimented
(ˈrɛdʒɪmɛntɪd)adj
excessively disciplined or ordered
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| Adj. | 1. | regimented - strictly controlled controlled - restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs" |
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regimented
adjective controlled, ordered, disciplined, organized, regulated, systematized the regimented atmosphere of the orphanage
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[ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛntɪd] adj (pej) (way of life, institution) → irregimentato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995