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 Dictionary entry overview: What does germane mean? 

GERMANE (adjective)
  The adjective GERMANE has 1 sense:

1. relevant and appropriateplay

  Familiarity information: GERMANE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GERMANE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relevant and appropriate

Context example:

he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue

Similar:

relevant (having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue)

Derivation:

germaneness (pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand)


 Context examples 


He, too, growled, savagely, terribly, voicing the fear that is to life germane and that lies twisted about life's deepest roots.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)



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