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germane¹
- /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ UK
- /d͡ʒɝˈmeɪn/ US
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
A variant form of german (“having the same parents; related”), adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet (see quotations at germaine).
adjective more germane · most germane · germain · germaine
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Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
1924, W. D. Ross., translator, Aristotle, Metaphysics. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.
Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry:
Similar: pertinent, relevant, apt, on-topic, applicable, apposite, ad rem, well-placed, felicitous, germane, in point, material
germane²
Where it comes from
From germ(anium) + -ane.
noun germanes
- germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄
- Any organic derivative of this compound.
Similar: germanium tetrahydride, germanomethane, monogermane
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: germanium tetrahydride, germanomethane, monogermane
Translations
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adj related to the topic being discussed
| Español | relacionado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有關 /有关 yǒuguān, 有關係 /有关系 yǒuguānxi |
| हिन्दी | उपयुक्त upyukt, संबंधित sambandhit |
| Português | pertinente, relevante |
| Français | pertinent |
| Deutsch | relevant |
| Русский | уме́стный uméstnyj, подходя́щий podxodjáščij, соотве́тствующий sootvétstvujuščij, релева́нтный relevántnyj, относя́щийся к те́ме otnosjáščijsja k téme |
noun germanium tetrahydride
| Español | germano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 甲鍺烷 /甲锗烷 jiǎzhěwán |
| Português | germano |
| Français | germane |
| Deutsch | Monogerman |
| Italiano | germano |
| Русский | тетрагидри́д герма́ния tetragidríd germánija |
Talk about this word "germane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/germane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. germane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/germane "germane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/germane.Cite this
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