moderation

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
    a change for the better
    the trait of avoiding excesses
    the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Word Origin

moderation (n.)
early 15c., from Old French moderacion (14c.) "alteration, modification; mitigation, alleviation," from Latin moderationem (nominative moderatio) "a controlling, guidance, government, regulation; moderation, temperateness, self-control," noun of action from moderatus (see moderate (adj.)).

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Example

1. There 's one cardinal rule for holiday parties : celebrate in moderation .
2. Soaring spanish unemployment has produced little wage moderation .
3. Competence and moderation have been hallmarks of mr reinfeldt 's government .
4. Worryingly , asia 's great moderation has also been accompanied by sharply rising credit .
5. The goal is to promote economic development conducive to political moderation .

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