neutral term
collocation in Englishmeaningsofneutralandterm
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neutral
adjective
uk/ˈnjuː.trəl/us/ˈnuː.trəl/
not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument ...
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term
noun
uk/tɜːm/us/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofneutralandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Indeed, occasionally we may find thatneutraltermeffects can be quite significant.
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Aneutralterm, the "cognitive basis" of metaphors, may be a better choice.
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The term situation will be used as aneutraltermto refer to anything denoted by a verb or predicate.
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It is not aneutralterm, much less so in a region where embryos are sometimes more protected than women.
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The term entity will be used as aneutraltermto refer to a countable object or noncountable stuff/ substance.
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It was a completelyneutralterm.
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That, at best, is aneutralterm.
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I meant it to be a perfectlyneutralterm.
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That, at any rate, will be aneutralterm.
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I shall use theneutralterm"the alliance".
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Indeed, it may be preferable to avoid the somewhat loaded term of pastoralism altogether and speak in the moreneutraltermof herding.
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In this study soft and liquid bowel actions were used as a moreneutraltermto increase the sensitivity of identifying gastroenteritis.
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The term "alternation" is better reserved as aneutraltermreferring to any kind of successive use of two or more languages or language varieties, including registers.
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These divergencies, to use aneutralterm, we can discuss as we go along.
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I welcome the fact that theneutralterm"presiding officer" is used.
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I must disclaim all that; it was a completelyneutralterm.
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For example, throughout the report, cloning is referred to as "cell nuclear replacement"—a morallyneutralterm.
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In comparative anatomy, the moreneutraltermentepicondyle is used.
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Permit me, for a moment, to use aneutraltermwith regard to unemployed persons, and to call them persons who are not at work.
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We certainly agree with the objective of the introduction of stricter qualifications for the receipt of unemployment pay, to use aneutralterm.
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Prehistoric cemeteries are referred to by the moreneutraltermgrave field.
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In recent years "fisher" has gained some currency as a genderneutraltermfor fishermen.
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A moreneutraltermis cultural assimilation which does not imply blame.
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What we are concerned with is to secure that what are now the present—to use aneutralterm—provisions should appear in the volumes of statutory instruments.
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