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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
temperance/ˈtempərəns/

▶noun abstinence from alcoholic drink.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. temperaunce, from L. temperantia ‘moderation’, from temperare ‘restrain’.

'temperance' also found in these Oxford entries:

cardinal virtue - natural virtues

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