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MODERATIONS
Noun
moderations
plural of moderation
Source: Wiktionary
MODERATION
Mod`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. moderatio: cf. F. modération.]
1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.
2. The state or quality of being mmoderate. In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Pope.
3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation. The calm and judicious moderation of Orange. Motley.
4. pl.
Definition: The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
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