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ger⋅man⋅ic

  [jer-man-ik, -mey-nik]
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–adjective Chemistry.
of or containing germanium, esp. in the tetravalent state.
Origin:
1885–90; german(ium) + -ic

Ger⋅man⋅ic

  [jer-man-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the Teutons or their languages.
2. German.
3. of, pertaining to, or noting the Germanic branch of languages.
–noun
4. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language.
5. Proto-Germanic (def. 1).
6. an ancient Indo-European language, the immediate linguistic ancestor of the Germanic languages. Abbreviation: Gmc
Origin:
1625–35; < L Germānicus. See German, -ic

Related forms:
Ger⋅man⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Ger·man·ic   (jər-mān'ĭk)   
adj.  

    1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany or its people, language, or culture.

    2. Of or relating to the Teutons.

  2. Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that comprises North Germanic, West Germanic, and the extinct East Germanic.

  3. Of or relating to a member of a Germanic-speaking people.

n.  The Germanic branch of Indo-European.
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