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   neu·ter

   /ˈno͞odər/

   adjective

   • 1. of or denoting a gender of nouns in some languages, typically contrasting with masculine and feminine or common: "it is a neuter word in Greek"
   • 2. (of an animal) lacking developed sexual organs, or having had them removed.
   • ▪ (of a plant or flower) having neither functional pistils nor functional stamens.
   • ▪ (of a person) apparently having no sexual characteristics; asexual: "soft, languid, sexually neuter types"

   noun

   • 1. a neuter word.
   • ▪ the neuter gender.
   • 2. a nonfertile caste of social insect, especially a worker bee or ant.
   • ▪ a castrated or spayed domestic animal.
   • ▪ a person who appears to lack sexual characteristics: "the conquering hero is a neuter"

   verb

   • 1. castrate or spay (a domestic animal): "a neutered tomcat"
   • ▪ render ineffective; deprive of vigor or force: "disarmament negotiations that will neuter their military power"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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