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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Contemperation

/(kŏn*tĕm`pẽr*ā"shŭn)/ · Con·tem·per·a·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of tempering or moderating.
  1. 1.
    The act of tempering or moderating.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Proportionate mixture or combination.