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Webster 1913 Edition
Contemperation
Con-temˊper-a′tion
(kŏn-tĕmˊpẽr-ā′shŭn)
, Noun.
1.
The act of tempering or moderating.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Proportionate mixture or combination.
“Contemperation of light and shade.” Boyle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contemperation
CONTEMPERATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of reducing a quality by admixture of the contrary; the act of moderating or tempering.2.
Temperament; proportionate mixture; as the contemperament of humors in different bodies.[Instead of these words, temper and temperament are now generally used.]