regimen

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 21, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>regimen</strong> &#149; \REJ-uh-mun\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><em>Regimen</em> refers to a plan or set of rules about food, exercise, etc., designed to make someone become or stay healthy. </p> <p>// Sherry’s personal trainer at the gym started her on a workout <em>regimen</em> of 30 minutes on the treadmill followed by 30 minutes of weight training.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regimen">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>“For those with natural hair, taking on a protective hairstyle is more than an expectation, it’s a symbolic rite of passage. ... That said, tucking your hair into a protective style is not an excuse to completely disregard all hair-care practices. If anything, it's the exact opposite: Establishing an effective hair-care <em>regimen</em> is essential to maximizing and maintaining a protective style, so once it’s removed, both the scalp and hair are healthy and happy.” — Janelle Sessoms, <em>Fashionista.com</em>, 16 June 2023</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>Being but humble lexicographers, we cannot say whether an apple a day truly keeps the doctor away, but as far as regimens go, one could do a lot worse than snackin’ on a McIntosh. <em>Regimen</em>, which usually refers to a system of rules or guidelines—often for living a healthy life or taking a regular dose of exercise—comes ultimately from a Latin verb, <em>regere</em>, meaning “to direct.” <em>Regere</em> led in apple-pie order to the English word <em>regimen</em>, first by way of the Latin noun <em>regimen</em>, meaning “steering” or “control,” and then via the Medieval Latin <em>regimen</em>, referring to a set of rules. Other <em>regere</em> descendants fell further from the tree, including <a href="https://www.me