Temperate


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temperate
adj. moderate, self-restrained, composed, reasonable

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Temperate climate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of Earth lie between the tropics and the polar regions. The temperatures in these regions are generally relatively moderate, rather than extremely hot or cold, and the changes between summer and winter are also usually moderate.

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temperate

Adjective
1. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
(antonym) intemperate
(similar) equable
(see-also) clement
2. not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
(antonym) intemperate
(similar) abstemious, light(a)
(see-also) mild
3. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
(synonym) moderate
(similar) mild


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temperare
v. sharpen, temper, mitigate, quench
 
temperato
adj. moderate, temperate, tempered

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temperar
v. temper, moderate, soften, tone down; spend the summer