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noun, feminine

tempérance

/tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/

noun, feminine/tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/plural: tempérances

temperance (habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions)

Near-synonym: modération

Synonyms: modération

Antonyms: intempérance

Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia. By surface analysis, tempéré + -ance.