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attemperation|əˌtɛmpəreɪʃən|
[f. L. attemperāt- (see above) and -ation.]
The action of attempering or regulating; suitable modification; spec. in Rhet. (see quot.)
1620Venner Via Recta 7 The better sustentation, and attemperation of our spirits. 1723Shaw Bacon's Wisd. Ancients (1860) 223 Effected..by proper and exquisite attemperations of nature. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Attemperation..the casting a restriction, or softening, on something said, by the formulas, Fama es, ut perhibent. |