germane

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 1 2.2.1 Adjective 2.3 Pronunciation 2 2.3.1 Adverb

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Variant form of german, adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (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)

1. 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:

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• germanely
• germaneness

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• pertinent, relevant, on-topic, apt

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germane (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄
2. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound.

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• germanium tetrahydride
• germanomethane
• monogermane

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From germānus (“‘real, sincere’”).

[edit] Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA: /gerˈmaː.ne/

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germāne

1. masculine vocative singular of germānus

[edit] Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA: /gerˈmaː.neː/

[edit] Adverb

germānē (comparative germānius, superlative germānissimē)

1. sincerely