Blanket Term

A blanket term is a word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms 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 relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.

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zef bushati
ingold i
nepean creek park
arthur lee (diplomat)
van mildert college
sevendust
kincumber
agua dulce, california
college of st hild and st bede
sweden at the 2004 summer olympics
akuma
ushaw college
abu shusha
blot sweyn
george stephenson college
jos agustn
john snow college
bulk movement
primary glider
jazz (album)
john mclaughlin
setl
so tom and prncipe legislative election, 1991
nuclear marine propulsion
zpl
brimstone hill fortress national park
sahara manoranjan
tea at the treedome
alexander antonov
the idiot box
philip halsten
ingold ii
santer commission
nautical nonsense and sponge buddies
aleurites
ragnvald knaphvde
bijective proof
maxwell atoms
noarlunga centre railway station, adelaide
guess who?
opposite day
so tom and prncipe presidential election, 1991
magnus the strong
nick brennan