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Word: Temperament
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper
ˈtɛmprəm(ə)nt
a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour
Short Definition:person's or animal's nature
Examples:- she had an artistic temperament
the adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones
Short Definition:adjustment of intervals in tuning piano or other musical instrument so as to fit scale for use in different keys
Examples:- this temperament became standard tuning for all the new organs
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