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The act of moderating or restraining; the process of tempering, lessening, or mitigating.
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The state or quality of being moderate or keeping a due mean between opposite extremes; freedom from excess; temperance; due restraint.
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Habitual slowness of thought, speech, or action; great deliberation.
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The act of presiding over, regulating, or directing as a moderator.
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plural In the University of Oxford, England, the first public examination for degrees.
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Synonyms Forbearance, equanimity, sobriety, self-restraint, mildness, composure, calmness.