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    temperate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word temperate

    Definition
    (adj) (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
    Example Sentence
    • a temperate region
    • the temperate zones
    • temperate plants
    Definition
    (adj) not extreme in behavior
    Example Sentence
    • temperate in his habits
    • a temperate response to an insult
    • temperate in his eating and drinking
    Definition
    (adj) not extreme
    Synonyms : moderate
    Example Sentence
    • a moderate penalty
    • temperate in his response to criticism
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Temper+ate= which means he dosen't have a temper , that is he is self-controlled and is not extreme in behavior.

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The temperate zone bw the hot tropics and cold polar has moderate climate.

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Think of the word TEMPERATURE. If temperatue is mild at some place, that place might be called a temperate zone

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Temperate and Tolerant are rhyming words and they both mean, someone or something that is moderate or self-restrained.

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temperate=temper+ate...if one ate their own temper..so he has no temper to exhibit..so he is not extreme in behaviour..@maha

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text: prone to lobbying in temperate habitats
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