tempérance

See also: temperance and Temperance

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia. By surface analysis, tempéré +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

tempérance f (plural tempérances)

  1. temperance (habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions)
    Antonym: intempérance
    Near-synonym: modération

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