well-tempered

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Synonyms: well tempered, ill-tempered, well-timbered

Antonyms: well tempered, ill-tempered, well-timbered

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|archaic|of a person}} [[good-humoured]], [[pleasant]], having an [[even]] [[temperament]]
2. {{lb|en|music}} Having twelve [[notes]] per [[octave]] of the standard [[instrument]] [[tune]]d in such a way that it is possible to play music in any [[major]] or [[minor]] [[key]] and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far [[out of tune]].

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