English Explanatory Dictionary

moderation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.
  2. An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way.
  3. The process of moderating a discussion.
  4. Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.

Pronunciation

mŏd'ə-rāʹ-shən /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moderation.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-moderation.wav

Word forms

moderation moderations

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin *med-der.? Latin *-osder.? Latin moderō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin moderātiō Old French moderacion Middle French [Term?]bor. English moderation Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.

Related words

moderate moderateness moderating

Derived words

automoderation e-moderation immoderation in moderation metamoderation post-moderation pre-moderation remoderation retromoderation wage moderation
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