regimentation

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noun

The act of regimenting.

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Meanings

nounregimentation (countable and uncountable, plural regimentations)

plural regimentations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of regimenting.

    David hated the haircuts, the regimentation, the power plays and the "macho-male, heterosexual shop talk" of the military.

    1980 August 30, Jil Clark, “Gays Talk About Registration and the Draft”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 9

Origin

Translations

Italian irreggimentamento
  • irreggimentamentothe act of building a social group, enforced by social rules
Spanish regimentación, reglamentación
  • regimentaciónthe act of building a social group, enforced by social rules
  • reglamentaciónthe act of building a social group, enforced by social rules
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APA

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Chicago

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