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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
neutral/ˈnjuːtrəl/
▶adjective
  • 1 not supporting either side in a conflict or dispute; impartial.

    ■ belonging to an impartial state or group.

  • 2 dispassionate or inoffensive.
  • 3 of or denoting a pale grey, cream, or beige colour.
  • 4 Chemistry neither acid nor alkaline; having a pH of about 7.
  • 5 electrically neither positive nor negative.
▶noun
  • 1 an impartial state or person.
  • 2 a neutral colour or shade.
  • 3 a disengaged position of gears.
  • 4 an electrically neutral point, terminal, etc.
– derivatives
neutrality noun,
neutrally adverb.
– origin ME (as n.): from L. neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from L. neuter (see neuter).



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