temperature
/tem.pəˌt͡ʃə/TEM-pruh-chur
/tɛm.pəɹˌt͡ʃɚ/TEM-pruh-chur
Meaninga mixing
Common meaning: degree of heat
- temperto mix in the right amounts; to hold backLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1848 · scan
- aturenoun ending: state or measure
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin temperō ‘to mix in the right amounts; to hold back’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry temperō, p. 1848 · dictionary scan
Roots
- temperō, temperāre Latin “to mix in the right amounts; to hold back”
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