(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:41:39

Con*tem`per*a"tion (?), n.

1.

The act of tempering or moderating.

[Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

2.

Proportionate mixture or combination.

"Contemperation of light and shade."

Boyle.

 

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