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adjective
1.
closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
2.
Obsolete. closely related.
Origin:
variant of german
variant of german
Related forms
ger·mane·ly, adverb
ger·mane·ness, noun
non·ger·mane, adjective
un·ger·mane, adjective
Synonyms
1. related, applicable, apposite, appropriate, fitting, apt, suited.
1. related, applicable, apposite, appropriate, fitting, apt, suited.
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Germane
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is discreet. Does it mean:
| to cause to unite in one body or mass |
| judicious in one's conduct or speech, esp. with regard to respecting privacy |
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Word Origin & History
germane
mid-14c., "having the same parents," derived from german (1); cf. human/humane, urban/urbane. Main modern sense of "closely connected, relevant" (c.1600) derives from use in "Hamlet" Act V, Scene ii: "The phrase would bee more Germaine to the matter: If we could carry Cannon
EXPANDby our sides," which is a fig. use of the word in the now-obsolete sense of "closely related, akin" (late 15c.) in reference to things, not persons.
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