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intemperance

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in⋅tem⋅per⋅ance

  [in-tem-per-uhns, -pruhns]
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–noun
1. excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
2. excessive indulgence of appetite or passion.
3. lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech.
4. an act or instance of any of these: a long series of intemperances.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L intemperantia. See in- 3 , temperance
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in·tem·per·ance   (ĭn-těm'pər-əns, -prəns)   
n.  

  1. Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion.

  2. Excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·tem·per·ance
Pronunciation: (')in-'tem-p(&-)r&n(t)s
Function: noun
: lack of moderation; especially : habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants —in·tem·per·ate /-p(&-)r&t/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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