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temperate3 entries found for temperate.To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: tem·per·ate Pronunciation: 'tem-p(&-)r&t Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English temperat, from Latin temperatus, from past participle of temperare 1 : marked by moderation: as a : keeping or held within limits : not extreme or excessive : MILD b : moderate in indulgence of appetite or desire c : moderate in the use of alcoholic beverages d : marked by an absence or avoidance of extravagance, violence, or extreme partisanship 2 a : having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature b : found in or associated with a moderate climate <temperate insects> 3 : existing as a prophage in infected cells and rarely causing lysis <temperate bacteriophages> - tem·per·ate·ly adverb - tem·per·ate·ness noun
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