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neuter

neu·ter

UK/ˈnjuːtə/ US/ˈn(j)utɚ/ rare literary
noun (1) adjective (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)

adjective

1.

of grammatical gender

  • “it”
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2.

having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

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verb

1.

remove the ovaries of

  • “Is your cat spayed?”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“either”), a semantic loan from Koine Greek οὐδέτερος (oudéteros); compare English either, English whether, and neither.

Phrases

  • neuter gender
  • neuter voice

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