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Temperance : (noun)
1: the trait of avoiding excesses [syn: moderation] [ant: intemperance]
2: abstaining from excess [syn: sobriety]
3: the act of tempering
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Temperance : \Tem"per*ance\, n. [L. temperantia: cf. F.
temp['e]rance. See Temper, v. t.]
1. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the
natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate
indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and
drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth;
specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in
respect to using intoxicating liquors.
2. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
[R.] ``A gentleman of all temperance.'' --Shak.
He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance.
--Spenser.
3. State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.]
``Tender and delicate temperance.'' --Shak.
Temperance society, an association formed for the purpose
of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as
a beverage.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Temperance, MI (CDP, FIPS 79240)
Location: 41.76760 N, 83.57230 W
Population (1990): 6542 (2326 housing units)
Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48182
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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