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Moderation

//ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes countable, uncountable

    "...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame..."

  2. 2
    the action of lessening in severity or intensity wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way countable, uncountable

    "With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather […]."

  4. 4
    the trait of avoiding excesses wordnet
  5. 5
    The process of moderating a discussion countable, uncountable

    "The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work."

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  1. 6
    quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes wordnet
  2. 7
    Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    a change for the better wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. Morphologically moderate + -ion.

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