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germane
[ jer-meyn ]
adjective
- closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent:
Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- Obsolete. closely related.
germane
/ ɜːˈɪ /
adjective
- postpositiveusually foll byto related (to the topic being considered); akin; relevant
an idea germane to the conversation
Derived Forms
- ˈԱԱ, noun
- ˈԱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·Աl adverb
- ·Աn noun
- ԴDzg·Ա adjective
- ܲg·Ա adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of germane1
Example Sentences
More are verifying heritage claims if they are germane to jobs, scholarships and other benefits.
“Maybe part of our challenge,” Deverell said, “is that we reach a little too far back, when we have people who are alive and well whose quotes could be every bit every bit as germane.”
“The comments are germane because not every pregnancy is the same,” she replied.
Tate’s trajectory is lurid and gross, but the references to him are more symbolically than specifically germane to the movie.
Enjoy Garner’s wonderfully waspish essay on aging ungracefully, which manages to germanely quote both Marilynne Robinson and Dirty Harry?
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