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tem⋅per⋅ate

  [tem-per-it, tem-prit]
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–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME temperat < L temperātus, ptp. of temperāre to exercise restraint, control. See temper, -ate 1

Related forms:
tem⋅per⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
tem⋅per⋅ate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sober, dispassionate. See moderate.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

temperate tem·per·ate (těm'pər-ĭt, těm'prĭt)
adj.
Exercising moderation and self-restraint.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
temperate   (těm'pər-ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
Marked by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate.
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