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- Latin · borrowed fromcontemperō
- English todaycontemper
Borrowed from Latin contemperō, from con- + temperō (“to temper”). Compare contemperate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften. Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin contemperō, from con- + temperō (“to temper”). Compare contemperate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.