Mods

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moderation \Mod`er*a"tion\, n. [L. moderatio: cf. F.
     mod['e]ration.]
     1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.
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     2. The state or quality of being mmoderate.


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              In moderation placing all my glory,
              While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. --Pope.
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     3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with
        moderation.
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              The calm and judicious moderation of Orange.
                                                    --Motley.
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     4. pl. The first public examinations for degrees at the
        University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to {mods}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mods
       n : a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s;
           a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and
           short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and
           travelled on motor scooters