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Main Entry: 1mod·er·ate
Pronunciation: mäd-(-)rt
Function: adjective 1 a: avoiding or lacking extremes (as in behavior or temperature) <a moderate eater> <moderate climates> b: 3CALM 2, reasonable <his demands were moderate> 2 a: neither very much nor very little : average in size or amount <a moderate rain> b: neither very good nor very bad : MEDIOCRE <met with only moderate success> 3: opposed to major social change or extreme political ideas <a moderate candidate> 4: not expensive : reasonable or low in price <moderate rates> - mod·er·ate·lyadverb - mod·er·ate·nessnoun