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regimental

/ˌɹedʒəˈmentəl/reh-juh-MEN-tuhl
/ˌɹɛdʒəˈmɛntəl/reh-juh-MEN-tuhl

Meaningrelating to a regiment

Common meaning: of an army regiment

Journey through time

  1. Latinregimentum‘rule, government’source
  2. Frenchregimentsource
  3. Englishregiment‘an army unit’
  4. Englishformed in English from regimentregimental‘of an army regiment’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from regiment + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), REGIMENT, p.498 · scan

Source words

  • regimentum Latin · source word “rule, government”

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