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germane
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
germane
(adjective)
germane
/ʤɚ
ˈ
meɪn/
adjective
germane
/ʤɚ
ˈ
meɪn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of GERMANE
[
more germane; most germane
]
formal
:
relating to a subject in an appropriate way
:
relevant
Her comments were not
germane
(to the discussion).
facts
germane
to the dispute
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