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Grammar : Adj
Spell : tem-per-it, tem-prit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pər ɪt, ˈtɛm prɪt



Definition of temperate

Origin :
  • late 14c., of persons, "modest, forbearing, self-restrained," from Latin temperatus "restrained, regulated," from past participle of temperare "to moderate, regulate" (see temper (v.)). Applied to climates mid-15c.; temperate zone is attested from 1550s. Related: Temperately; temperateness.
  • adj calm, moderate
  • adj controlled, sober
Example sentences :
  • Not a hand was raised—for his worst enemies could not deny that he was temperate and frugal.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I am like the drunkard who admires a temperate life, yet can't pass a ginshop.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • It was a mistake, then, was it, to be temperate and industrious?
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • A temperate and instructive contribution to railroad literature.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • He was temperate in his rationalism and thrifty in his philanthropy.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • And being perfect, is therefore wise and valiant and temperate and just.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • So if they found a mineral deposit, it would have been in a temperate zone.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Well, but is a just man the friend of the unjust, or the temperate of the intemperate, or the good of the bad?
  • Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
  • And he is temperate as well as just, for he is the ruler of the desires, and if he rules them he must be temperate.
  • Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
  • And a coward would do less than a courageous and temperate man?
  • Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato

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