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- Dictionarytemperament/ˈtɛmprəm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour: "she had an artistic temperament" Similar
- 2. the adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones: "this temperament became standard tuning for all the new organs"
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