ˌmädəˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English moderacion, from Latin moderation-, moderatio, from moderatus (past participle of moderare, moderari to moderate) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the quality or state of being moderate : an avoidance of extremes : temperateness
a man who knew no moderation in his requests and impulses — Thomas Hardy
a moderation of speech and of outward attitude which gave conservative constituents a sense of security and radical constituents a gleam of hope — Jeannette P. Nichols
2. : the action of moderating ; specifically : a lessening of severity or intensity
international policy with respect to the control or moderation of depressions — A.H.Hansen
3. moderations plural : the first public examination for the B.A. in classics or mathematics at Oxford university following responsions — called also mods
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- in moderation