moderation

Meaning

Noun

  • The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
  • An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
  • The process of moderating a discussion

Origin

  • From Middle French, from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō
  • Morphologically moderate + -ion

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