Temperate Definition & Meaning
temperate
- adjective
- (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
- not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
- not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
"Temperate" in song lyrics
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"Thou art more lovely and more temperate:"
William Shakespeare — Sonnet XVIII
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