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moderation
[ mod-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ËmÉd ÉËreÉȘ ÊÉn /
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noun
the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
the act of moderating.
moderations, British. the first public examinations at Oxford University for the B.A. degree in mathematics or in classics.
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Idioms about moderation
in moderation, without excess; moderately; temperately: to drink in moderation.
Origin of moderation
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British Dictionary definitions for moderation
moderation
/ (ËmÉdÉËreÉȘÊÉn) /
noun
the state or an instance of being moderate; mildness; balance
the act of moderating
in moderation within moderate or reasonable limits
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