Contemperation

Con-temˊper-a′tion

(kŏn-tĕmˊpẽr-ā′shŭn)

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Noun.

1.

The act of tempering or moderating.

[Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

2.

Proportionate mixture or combination.

“Contemperation of light and shade.”

Boyle.

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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.]

contemperation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural contemperations)

(obsolete) The act of tempering or moderating.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)
(obsolete) proportionate mixture or combination
- Boyle
  Contemperation of light and shade.