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germinal¹
- /ˈdʒɜː(ɹ)mɪnəl/
Where it comes from
From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“seed”) + -al.
adjective more germinal · most germinal
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Relating to spring
Similar: vernal
-
Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.
Similar: seminal
- Relating to a plant ovary.
- Serving as a point of origin; formative. My upbringing was the germinal idea behind the opera.
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Highly influential; seminal.
This case was germinal to development of the theory of joint participation.
Similar: seminal
Germinal²
- /ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French germinal, from Latin germen (“sprout, bud”) + -al.
proper noun Germinals
- The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.
Translations
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name the seventh month of the French Republican Calendar
| Español | germinal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 싹달 ssakdal, 제르미날 jereuminal |
| 日本語 | ジェルミナール jerumināru, 芽月 metsuki |
| 中文 | 芽月 Yáyuè |
| Português | germinal |
| Français | germinal |
| Deutsch | Germinal, Keimmonat |
| Italiano | germinale, germile |
| Ελληνικά | Ζερμινάλ Zerminál, Βλασταίος Vlastaíos |
| Русский | жермина́ль žerminálʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tháng nảy mầm |
| العربية | جِرْمِينَال jirmīnāl |
| עברית | זֶ׳רְמִינָאל zherminál |
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