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intemperance definition

in·tem·per·ance (in tempər əns)

noun

  1. a lack of temperance or restraint; immoderation
  2. excessive drinking of alcoholic liquor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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