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Sophocles, Fragment 698

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

immŏdĕrātĭo: (inm-), ōnis, f. immoderatus,
I want of moderation, excess (rare): efferri immoderatione verborum, i. e. exaggerated expressions, Cic. Sull. 10, 30: potūs, Ambros. de Elia et Jejun. 12, 44. —
II Want of measure or rhythm: omnem mensuram et modum immoderationi anteponi, August. Music. 9, n. 15.