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| abstemious |
exercising restraint or moderation in eating and drinking. [1/2 definitions] |
| continence |
moderation or self-restraint, esp. in sexual activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| extremism |
a tendency to go beyond moderation to extreme positions, esp. on political issues. |
| id |
in Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the psyche that is associated with instinct and primal drives, and that is subject to moderation by the ego and superego. |
| insobriety |
lack of sobriety or moderation; intemperance. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| mean3 |
moderation. [1/4 definitions] |
| non troppo |
not too much; in moderation (used with tempo directions in music). |
| temperance |
moderation in action, emotion, speech, or the like; self-restraint. [2 definitions] |
| temperate |
characterized by moderation or self-control; restrained. [1/4 definitions] |
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