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Definition of moderate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

moderate

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/ˈmɒdərət/

/ˈmɑːdərət/

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a person who has opinions, especially about politics, that are not extreme compare extremistTopics Opinion and argumentc1, Politicsc1
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest.

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