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| ab·ste·mi·ous [ əb stmee əss ] |
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moderate: not indulging in or characterized by excessive eating or drinking
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin abstemius< abs- "away from" + temetum "intoxicating liquor"] |
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 ab·ste·mi·ous·ly adverb |
| ab·ste·mi·ous·ness noun |
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