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moderation

noun
/ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/US/ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin *med-der.? Latin *-osder.? Latin moderō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin moderātiō Old French moderacion Middle French [Term?]bor. English moderation Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.

  1. derived from moderātiō
  2. derived from moderacion
  3. derived from moderation Borrowed from Middle French [Term?]
  4. derived from moderō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin moderātiō Old French moderacion Middle French [Term?]bor
  5. derived from *-osder✻
  6. derived from *med-der✻

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being moderate

    The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.

    • ...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...
    • Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!
    • America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

  2. An instance of moderating

    An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way.

    • With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather […].

  3. The process of moderating a discussion.

    • The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.

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Derived

automoderation, e-moderation, immoderation, in moderation, metamoderation, post-moderation, pre-moderation, remoderation, retromoderation, wage moderation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at moderation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at moderation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at moderation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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