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immoderation

[ih-mod-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

lack of moderation.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin immoderātiōn- (stem of immoderātiō). See im-², moderation

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immoderate (ɪˈmɒdərɪt, ɪˈmɒdrɪt)

—*adj*
1.	lacking in moderation; excessive: immoderate demands
2.	obsolete venial; intemperate: immoderate habits

im'moderately

—*adv*

immoder'ation

—n

im'moderateness

—n

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