Difference between revisions of "Definition: Temperate" - New World Encyclopedia

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temperatus, past participle of temperare (“moderate, forbear, combine properly”).

Adjective

temperate (comparative more temperate, superlative most temperate)

Moderate; not excessive
temperate heat

a temperate climate
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
temperate in eating and drinking.
Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
temperate fishes

Derived terms

(geology) temperate zone, that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones.

Related terms

temper
temperature

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 ===Etymology===
-{{Template:Definition:etyl|la}} ''[[temperatus]]'', past participle of ''[[temperare]]''.  See [[Temper]].
+Borrowed from [[Latin]] ''temperatus'', past participle of ''temperare'' (“moderate, forbear, combine properly”).
 ===Adjective===
-'''temperate'''
+'''temperate''' (comparative '''more temperate''', superlative '''most temperate''')
-# [[Moderate]]; not [[excessive]]; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
+# [[Moderate]]; not [[excessive]]
-# Not marked with [[passion]]; not [[violent]]; [[cool]]; [[calm]]; as, temperate language.
+#: '''''temperate''' heat''
-#* She is not hot, but '''temperate''' as the morn. ''[[Shakespeare]]''
+#: ''a '''temperate''' climate''
-#* That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our '''temperate''' kings. ''[[Tennyson]]''.
+# Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
-# Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, '''temperate''' in eating and drinking.
+#: '''''temperate''' in eating and drinking''.
-#* Be sober and '''temperate''', and you will be healthy. ''[[Franklin]]''.
+# Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
-# Proceeding from temperance.
+#: '''temperate''' fishes
-#* The '''temperate''' sleeps, and spirits light as air. ''[[Pope]]''.
-====Derived terms====
+===Derived terms===
-* {{Template:Definition:geology}} [[temperate zone]], that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the [[torrid zone]], and the cold less than in the [[frigid zone]]s.
+* ([[geology]]) [[temperate zone]], that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the [[torrid zone]], and the cold less than in the [[frigid zone]]s.
-===Verb===
-'''temperate'''
-# {{Template:Definition:obsolete}} To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
-#:* It inflames temperance, and '''temperates''' wrath. ''Marston''.
+===Related terms===
+* [[temper]]
+* [[temperature]]
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