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temperance
 
Noun temperance has 3 senses
  1. temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses
    --1 is a kind of restraint, control; natural virtue
    Antonyms: intemperance
    --1 has particulars: sobriety; abstemiousness
  2. sobriety, temperance - abstaining from excess
    --2 is a kind of abstinence
  3. temperance - the act of tempering
    --3 is a kind of     combination, combining, compounding
    Derived forms: verb temper1, verb temper2
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