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Word entry · 9 letters

temperate

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"Mild"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɛmpəɹət/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeeemprttStarts with TEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Mild, moderate, or not extreme.

Word origin

The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.

Used in a sentence

  • temperate heat
  • He has a temperate demeanour
    He is a calm person.
  • She is not hot, but temperate as the morn.

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