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| tem·per·a·ment [ témprəmənt, témpərəmənt ] (plural tem·per·a·ments) |
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1. quality of mind: a prevailing or dominant quality of mind that characterizes somebody
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2. moodiness: excessive moodiness, irritability, or sensitivity
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3. history medieval physiological classification: in medieval physiology, the quality of mind resulting from various proportions of the four cardinal humors in somebody
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4. music note interval setting: the subtle relationship of the pitches of notes of keyboard instruments and the consequences this has for harmony
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