OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24384

moderation

/ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
moderación
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...
Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!
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