templanza

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin temperantia, from temperāns (observing moderation, sober). Doublet of temperancia, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /temˈplanθa/ [t̪ẽmˈplãn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /temˈplansa/ [t̪ẽmˈplãn.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: tem‧plan‧za

Noun[edit]

templanza f (uncountable)

  1. temperance, moderation, sobriety
    Synonyms: discreción, moderación, sobriedad

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