germane
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Variant form of german, adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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- (UK) IPA: /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/, SAMPA: /dz3:(r)"meIn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
- (US) IPA: /dʒɚˈmeɪn/, SAMPA: /dz@`"meIn/
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- Rhymes: -eɪn
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germane (comparative more germane, superlative most germane)
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- Related to the topic being discussed or considered.
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.
- Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry:
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.
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related to the topic being discussed
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[edit] Noun
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germane (uncountable)
- (inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH4
- (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound.
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germanium tetrahydride
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[edit] Latin
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From germānus (“‘real, sincere’”).
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germāne
- masculine vocative singular of germānus
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germānē (comparative germānius, superlative germānissimē)