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1
avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
- rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great
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2
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
- escaped a cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south
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3
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
- a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits
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The first known use of temperate was in the 14th century
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