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Word entry · 10 letters

moderation

Best crossword clue

"Middle measure"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted adeimnoortStarts with MEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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8 letters10 letters
"Not too much"2 answers
bearable8 lettersmoderation10 letters

Filled answer is this word (MODERATION).

Definitions

  1. the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.

Used in a sentence

  • ...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...
  • Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!
  • America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Middle measure10 letters
02Not too much10 letters

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