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English *noun*: temperature
1.	temperature (attribute) the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
		Broader (hypernym)	fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, physical property
		Narrower (hyponym)	absolute temperature, absolute zero, blood heat, body temperature, boil, boiling point, cold, coldness, Curie point, Curie temperature, dew point, flash point, flashpoint, freezing point, frigidity, frigidness, heat, high temperature, hotness, low temperature, melting point, mercury, room temperature, simmer
		Attribute	cold, cool, hot, warm

2.	temperature (cognition) the somatic sensation of cold or heat
		Broader (hypernym)	somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia
		Narrower (hyponym)	cold, coldness, comfort zone, heat, warmth

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