tempérament

See also: temperament and Temperament

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tempérament, borrowed from Latin temperāmentum.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃/
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Noun

tempérament m (plural tempéraments)

  1. temperament, character
  2. mollifying, tempering

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “tĕmpĕrare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 13: T–Ti, page 175

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