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contemper

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/

The English word “contemper” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemperō, from con- + temperō (“to temper”). Compare contemperate.

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