† temperationn.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of tempering; qualification.
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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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1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 408 The end also is the same, to wit, nutrition, temperation or qualification, and expurgation.
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