1. (n.) Temperance; the act of imposing due restraint\.

2. (n.) The state or quality of being moderate.

3. (n.) Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.

4. (n.) The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.

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