/ Dictionary / Index M moderation: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: mod•er•a•tion Pronunciation: (mod"u-rā'shun), [key] — n. the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance. the act of moderating. the first public examinations at Oxford University for the B.A. degree in mathematics or in classics. without excess; moderately; temperately: to drink in moderation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: moderation (Thesaurus) moderate gale moderationist Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language