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Meaning of temperate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  temperate
      adj 1: (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or
             characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate
             region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants" [ant:
             {intemperate}]
      2: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a
         temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating
         and drinking" [ant: {intemperate}]
      3: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response
         to criticism" [syn: {moderate}, {temperate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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