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temperament
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tem·per·a·ment
/ ˈtemp(ə)rəmənt/
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n.
1.
a person's or animal's nature, esp. as it permanently affects their behavior:
she had an artistic temperament.
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the tendency to behave angrily or emotionally:
he had begun to show signs of temperament.
2.
the adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones.
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Tempera tackles all tasks
Newspaper article from: Elk Grove Times (IL); 5/27/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...tactful maneuvers. Conant forward Jami Tempera has developed into one of the MSL's...I don't have any foot skills," Tempera says. Unlike her all-area teammate Ty Winkelhake, Tempera doesn't possess the same control and...
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Tempera Cakes.
Magazine article from: School Arts; 2/1/2006; 397 words
; ...introduces a new six-color set of Tempera Cakes. This set offers teachers...expressing their creativity. Tempera paint cakes can be used to create...or any surface that accepts temperas. Sargent Art Tempera Cakes are an easy-to-use...
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Tempera and Winkelhake: qualified captains
Newspaper article from: Elk Grove Times (IL); 5/7/1998; ; 661 words
; ...captaincy to two juniors. While Jami Tempera and Ty Winkelhake are young for captains...competitive with the more mature teams. Tempera was hoping for a better scoring output...believes the first task that she and Tempera had to conquer was getting the rest of...
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 "Southern Reporter (Selkirk, Scotland)")
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Tempera's rising.
Newspaper article from: Southern Reporter (Selkirk, Scotland); 8/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...had his own secret recipe for his "egg tempera" paints. Using a special layering technique...Goldsmiths College London, she turned to egg tempera around 10 years ago, and hasn't looked...religious scenes, Hargreaves-Dixon uses egg tempera to capture the colour and atmosphere of...
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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RACE: Tempera euthanized due to laminitis
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 4/30/2002; 329 words
; 00-00-0000 RACE: Tempera euthanized due to laminitis LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 29 AP - Tempera, the two-year-old champion filly owned...unbelievable. It's so unusual. Albertrani said Tempera's condition worsened Saturday when he noticed...
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Tempera Beaten in Race in Dubai
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/14/2002; 361 words
; ...Dateline: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Tempera, the North American 2-year-old filly...Juvenile Fillies at Belmont in October, Tempera was a distant second in her 3-year...Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Tempera was five lengths behind the winner although...
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Tempera beaten in race in Dubai
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/14/2002; 337 words
; ...Dateline: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Tempera, the North American 2-year-old filly...Juvenile Fillies at Belmont in October, Tempera was a distant second in her 3-year...Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Tempera was five lengths behind the winner although...
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EGG TEMPERA CLASSES AT THE FARNSWORTH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/11/2007; 457 words
; ...Nault for a creative exploration of egg tempera painting and learn about its distinctive...will include a tour of the Farnsworth's tempera paintings, a film on the technique...and a demonstration of painting with egg tempera. Sandy Nault has studied with a variety...
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Tempera Wins Sorrento Stakes
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/4/2001; 241 words
; AP Online 08-04-2001 Tempera Wins Sorrento Stakes DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Tempera beat Respectful by nine lengths in the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday. Tempera, ridden by David Flores, covered 6{ furlongs...
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Tempera euthanized due to laminitis
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/29/2002; 309 words
; ...0000 Dateline: LEXINGTON, Kentucky Tempera, the 2-year-old champion filly owned...It's so unusual. Albertrani said Tempera's condition worsened Saturday when he...way it turned out, Albertrani said. Tempera, along with stablemate Imperial Gesture...
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tempera
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
tempera , painting method in which finely ground...was smooth, very white and brilliant. Tempera's particular advantage is that clear...subject to oxidation as are oils. However, tempera does not lend itself to the expression...
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egg tempera
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
egg tempera. See tempera .
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oil paint
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...century oil progressively superseded tempera as the standard medium for serious painting...transition, oil was often combined with tempera. Giovanni Bellini , for example, began his long career using tempera exclusively and ended it using oil exclusively...
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Armfield, Maxwell
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
...1922 lived in the USA. He worked in a traditional style, often using tempera paint, on which he wrote two books— A Manual of Tempera Painting (1930) and Tempera Painting Today (1946). His subjects included portraits and figure...
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McMurray, Bette Clair 1924-1980
Book article from: American Decades
...attempted to do so, relying on her shaky secretarial skills. Tempera Solution In 1951 McMurray was an executive secretary at Texas...mistakes rather than erasing them. So, she began using a white tempera paint to paint over her mistakes. Mistake Out It did not take...
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