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Definition of "neuter" []
- Grammar Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. (adjective)
- Grammar Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. (adjective)
- Biology Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs: the neuter caste in social insects. (adjective)
- Botany Having no pistils or stamens; asexual. (adjective)
- Zoology Sexually undeveloped. (adjective)
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Use "neuter" in a sentence
- "When the perfect participle of an _intransitive_ verb is joined to the neuter verb _to be_, the combination is not a passive verb, but a _neuter_ verb in a _passive form_; as, "He _is gone_;"
- "If I remain neuter, and give no answer should the subject of the notes be broachd by Mr Hood; that silence will give consent."
- "From the word neuter, which means neither, hence the term may be defined as one which is not a part of either, or does not take up with either side."