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tem⋅pu⋅ra

  [tem-poor-uh]
–noun Japanese Cookery.
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
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Origin:
1935–40; < Japn tenpura, allegedly < Pg tempêro seasoning, taste (deriv. of temperar to season < L temperāre; see temper )
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tem·pu·ra   (těm'pŏŏ-rə, těm-pŏŏr'ə)   
n.  A Japanese dish of vegetables and shrimp or other seafood dipped in batter and fried in deep fat.

[Japanese.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tempura 
1920, from Japanese, probably from Port. tempero "seasoning."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Tempura
Language based on temporal logic. "Executing Temporal Logic Programs", B. Moszkowski, Camb U Press 1986.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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