moderation

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
  2. noun a change for the better
  3. noun the trait of avoiding excesses

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.

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Synonyms

moderateness

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