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regulation definition

regu·la·tion (reg′yə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a regulating or being regulated
  2. a rule, ordinance, or law by which conduct, etc. is regulated
  3. Embryology the process by which a structure, damaged or partially changed in an early stage of an animal embryo, adjusts to the disturbance and develops normally

Etymology: ME regulatio

adjective

  1. ordered or required by regulation; prescribed a regulation uniform
  2. usual; normal; ordinary; regular

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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