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temperament

[tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt] / ˈtɛm pər ə mənt, -prə mənt, -pər mənt /


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Your stories should demonstrate not only what you’ve accomplished, but that you did so with the right attitude and temperament.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The hearing on Wednesday -- the only formal hurdle before a floor vote -- quickly turned tense, with Paul confronting Mullin over past comments and questioning his temperament.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

His peacenik bonafides never seemed very believable considering his violent, hostile temperament, but they did become part of his brand.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

And behind the remarkable story of Andrew's arrest is also a personal story, two brothers, different in temperament, with different responsibilities in their family, who are now on different sides of a police investigation.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The Huygens-Fokker Foundation has a very large on-line bibliography2l of tuning and temperament.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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