J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

moderation

Definition (adj)

1a: avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits
b: CALM, TEMPERATE
2a: tending toward the mean or average amount or dimension
b: having average or less than average quality : MEDIOCRE
3: not violent, severe, or intensea moderate climate
4: professing or characterized by political or social beliefs that are not extreme
5: limited in scope or effect
6: not expensive : reasonable or low in price
7: of a color : of medium lightness and medium chroma

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