attemperationn.
/əˌtɛmpəreɪʃən/ The action of attempering or regulating; suitable modification; spec. in Rhetoric (see quot.)
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > by tempering or mixture
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1620 T. Venner Via Recta 7 The better sustentation, and attemperation of our spirits.
1733 P. Shaw tr. F. Bacon in Philos. Wks. I. 561 Effected..by proper and exquisite Attemperations of Nature.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Attemperation..the casting a restriction, or softening, on something said, by the formulas, Fama es, ut perhibent.
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