Assertion: desert | /r/ObjectUse | used in the sense of unpopulated area
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: without specific reference to aridity
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In English before the 20th century, desert was often used in the sense of "unpopulated area", without specific reference to aridity; but today the word is most often used in its climate-science sense (an area of low precipitation).