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tem⋅per⋅ate
[tem-per-it, tem-prit] 
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, esp. 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. |
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| tem·per·ate (těm'pər-ĭt, těm'prĭt) adj.
[Middle English temperat, from Latin temperātus, from past participle of temperāre, to temper; see temper.] tem'per·ate·ly adv., tem'per·ate·ness n. |
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Temperate
Tem"per*ate\, a. [L. temperatus, p. p. of temperare. See Temper, v. t.]1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. 2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. --Shak. That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our temperate kings. --Tennyson. 3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. --Franklin. 4. Proceeding from temperance. [R.] The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. --Pope. Temperate zone (Geog.), that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones. Syn: Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.Temperate
Tem"per*ate\, v. t. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. [Obs.] It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. --Marston.
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Language Translation for : temperate
Spanish:
templado,
German:
gemäßigt,
Japanese:
温暖な
temperate
c.1380, of persons, "modest, forbearing, self-restrained," from L. temperatus "restrained, regulated," from pp. of temperare "to moderate, regulate" (see temper). Applied to climates 1432; temperate zone is attested from 1551.
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Main Entry: tem·per·ate
Pronunciation: 'tem-p(&-)r&t
Function: adjective
1 : marked by moderation; especially : moderate in the use of intoxicating liquors
2 : existing as a prophage in infected cells and rarely causing lysis <temperate bacteriophages> —tem·per·ate·ly adverb
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temperate tem·per·ate (těm'pər-ĭt, těm'prĭt)
adj.
Exercising moderation and self-restraint.
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| temperate (těm'pər-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
Marked by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate. |
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