moderation

moderation

moderation (countable and uncountable; plural moderations)

1. The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
   • 1696, William Stephens, An Account of the Growth of Deism in England, page 17:

     ...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...

   • 1772, Robert Clive, [1]:

     Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!

   • 1821 October 12, Lord Byron, [2]:

     America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

2. An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
   • 1936 March, The Southern Lumberman^[3], page 34:

     With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather […] .

3. The process of moderating a discussion

   The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.

	moderazione
	state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
	instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes
	moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation

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Altri significati:

An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

(golden) mean

The process of moderating a discussion

Traduzione 'veloce'

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