temperate
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pər adjective
1.
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
2.
moderate as regards indulgence of appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors.
3.
not excessive in degree, as things, qualities, etc.
4.
moderate in respect to temperature; not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather.
5.
Microbiology. (of a virus) existing in infected host cells but rarely causing lysis.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English temperat < Latin temperātus, past participle of temperāre to exercise restraint, control. See temper, -ate1
1350–1400; Middle English temperat < Latin temperātus, past participle of temperāre to exercise restraint, control. See temper, -ate1
Related forms
tem·per·ate·ly, adverb
tem·per·ate·ness, noun
non·tem·per·ate, adjective
non·tem·per·ate·ly, adverb
non·tem·per·ate·ness, noun
pre·tem·per·ate, adjective
pre·tem·per·ate·ly, adverb
un·tem·per·ate, adjective
un·tem·per·ate·ly, adverb
un·tem·per·ate·ness, noun
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having a climate intermediate between tropical and polar; moderate or mild in temperature |
| 2. | mild in quality or character; exhibiting temperance |
| [C14: from Latin temperātus] | |
| 'temperately | |
| —adv | |
| 'temperateness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
temperate
late 14c., of persons, "modest, forbearing, self-restrained," from L. temperatus "restrained, regulated," from pp. of temperare "to moderate, regulate" (see temper). Applied to climates mid-15c.; temperate zone is attested from 1550s.
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Medical Dictionary
temperate tem·per·ate (těm'pər-ĭt, těm'prĭt)
adj.
Exercising moderation and self-restraint.
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Science Dictionary
| temperate (těm'pər-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
Marked by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate. |
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Example sentences
If you live in a temperate climate or still go to school, the long winter months can get downright oppressive.
They tend to dive deeper and longer than the bulls, possibly because they have to reach food in the more temperate waters.
Moths are to be found in temperate climates all over the world.
Perhaps if you did so his responses to you would in the future be more temperate.
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