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Neuter
/ˈnjuːtə/
An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
📖 Definitions of "Neuter"
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An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
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A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.
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(grammar) The neuter gender.
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(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.
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To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
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To rid of sexuality.
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To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.
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Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
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(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
"a neuter noun"
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(grammar) Intransitive.
"a neuter verb"
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Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
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