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1. (adj.) temperate
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.
2. temperate
moderate in any indulgence, as in the use of alcoholic liquors.
3. temperate
(of things) not excessive in degree.
4. temperate
moderate in respect to temperature; not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather.
5. temperate
(of a virus) existing in infected host cells but rarely causing lysis.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L temperātus, ptp. of temperāre. See temper , -ate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) temperate
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
"a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
2. (adj) temperate
not extreme in behavior
"temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
3. (adj) moderate, temperate
not extreme
"a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) temperate
moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate
2. (verb) temperate
not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language
3. (verb) temperate
moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking
4. (verb) temperate
proceeding from temperance
5. (verb) temperate
to render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper
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Sense: (of climate) neither too hot nor too cold.
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 Afrikaans: matig |
 Arabic: مُعْتَدِل، غَيْر مُتَطَرّ |
 Bulgarian: умерен |
 Brazilian: temperado |
 Czech: mírný |
 German: gemäßigt |
 Danish: tempereret; mild |
 Greek: εύκρατος |
 Spanish: templado |
 Estonian: mõõdukas |
 Farsi: معتدل |
 Finnish: lauhkea |
 French: tempéré |
 Hebrew: מְמוּזָג |
 Hindi: समशीतोष्ण |
 Croatian: umjeren |
 Hungarian: mérsékelt |
 Indonesian: sedang |
 Icelandic: tempraður |
 Italian: temperato |
 Japanese: 温暖な |
 Korean: 온화한 |
 Lithuanian: vidutinis |
 Latvian: mērens; atturīgs |
 Malay: sederhana |
 Dutch: gematigd |
 Norwegian: temperert |
 Polish: umiarkowany |
 Portuguese: temperado |
 Romanian: temperat |
 Russian: умеренный |
 Slovak: mierny |
 Slovenian: zmeren |
 Serbian: umeren |
 Swedish: tempererad |
 Thai: ปานกลาง |
 Turkish: ılıman |
 Taiwanese: 氣候溫和的 |
 Ukrainian: помірний |
 Urdu: معتدل، متوازن |
 Vietnamese: ôn hòa, kiềm chế |
 Chinese: 气候温和的 |
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