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| [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] temperamentum, from temperare to mix, temper | | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] temperamentum, from temperare to mix, temper |
| *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] | | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Temperament''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Temperament '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 obsolete a : [[constitution]] of a substance, [[body]], or [[organism]] with [[respect]] to the mixture or [[balance]] of its elements, [[qualities]], or [[parts]] : makeup | | *1 obsolete a : [[constitution]] of a substance, [[body]], or [[organism]] with [[respect]] to the mixture or [[balance]] of its elements, [[qualities]], or [[parts]] : makeup |
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| :b : middle [[course]] : mean | | :b : middle [[course]] : mean |
| *5 : the slight modification of [[Acoustics|acoustically pure intervals in tuning a [[Music|musical]] instrument; especially : modification that produces a set of 12 equally spaced [[tones]] to the octave | | *5 : the slight modification of [[Acoustics|acoustically pure intervals in tuning a [[Music|musical]] instrument; especially : modification that produces a set of 12 equally spaced [[tones]] to the octave |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| In [[psychology]], '''temperament''' refers to those aspects of an [[individual]]'s [[personality]], such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as [[innate]] rather than learned. A great many classificatory schemes for temperament have been developed; none, though, has achieved general [[consensus]]. | | In [[psychology]], '''temperament''' refers to those aspects of an [[individual]]'s [[personality]], such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as [[innate]] rather than learned. A great many classificatory schemes for temperament have been developed; none, though, has achieved general [[consensus]]. |