regulation English · revision 5655

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1672}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌreɡ.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[regulate]] and [[-ation]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of regulating, or the state of being reduced to order: 1672 in the OED, the 1670s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) MWU dates it to 1611.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A rule prescribed by an authority is from before 1715.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) As an adjective, according to a rule or standard, as in ''regulation dress'', it is from 1836.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) In biology, the ability of an organism or embryo to adapt its form, it is from 1902,^(OED 1989) and in electricity, the degree to which an apparatus keeps its output steady, from 1899.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1672 – the act of regulating.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1715 – a rule.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1836 – the adjective.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1902 – in biology.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An official [[rule]] made by a government or other authority.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The control of something by rules.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Following an official rule or standard: ''regulation uniform''.^(SOED 2002)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[self-regulation]]

+ * [[thermoregulation]]

+ * [[autoregulation]]

+ * [[nonregulation]]

+ * [[osmoregulation]]

+ * [[overregulation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[regulate]]

+ * [[regulator]]

+ * [[deregulation]]

+ * [[regular]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}