noun
moderation
mo-duh-RAY-shuhn
noun
1
The avoidance of extremes; restraint.
"He believed in moderation, even when it came to dessert."
2
The process of overseeing and enforcing rules in a discussion or online forum.
"The site increased its moderation after a wave of spam comments."
How to Use Moderation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither restraint (not overdoing something) or the act of policing rules on a forum or discussion.
Common pairings
everything in moderation
content moderation
exercise moderation
Word Forms
moderations plural
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Etymology
From Old French moderacion, from Latin moderatio, built from the same root as "moderate."