REGULATION

RE ·GU ·LA ·TION 4 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 10 letters 🎲 Scrabble 11 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. an authoritative rule
  2. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
  3. the state of being controlled or governed
  4. (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

💬 Examples

  • "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
  • "short haircuts were the regulation"
  • "making regular"
  • "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
adjective
  1. prescribed by or according to regulation

💬 Examples

  • "regulation army equipment"
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