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Added 9 October 2026

germane

/dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about germane at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Relevant and appropriate.
he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue

Origin

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).

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