gemäßigt

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German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmeːsɪçt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧mä‧ßigt

Participle

gemäßigt

  1. past participle of mäßigen

Adjective

gemäßigt (strong nominative masculine singular gemäßigter, comparative gemäßigter, superlative am gemäßigtsten)

  1. moderate
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 26/2010, page 125:
      Tiere, die in rauem Klima leben, sind oft klüger als ihre Artgenossen aus gemäßigten Breiten, das legen verschiedene Studien nahe.
      Animals that live in a rough climate are often smarter than members of the same species from moderate latitudes, that is suggested by different studies.

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