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Blanket term
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
word
or
phrase
that
is used to
describe
multiple
groups
of related things. The
degree
of
relation
may
vary
. Blanket
term
s often
trade
specificity
for ease-of-use;
in other words
, a
blanket term
by itself
gives
little
detail
about the things that it
describes
or the
relation
ships between them, but is
easy
to
say
and
remember
. Blanket
term
s often
originate
as
slang
, and
eventually
become
integrated
into the general vocabulary.
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