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germinal

[jur-muh-nl]

Origin

adjective

being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.

of or pertaining to a germ or germs.

of the nature of a germ or germ cell.

Origin:
1800–10; (< F) < Latin germin- (stem of germen sprout, bud; see germ) + -al¹

Related forms

ger·mi·nal·ly, adverb

non·ger·mi·nal, adjective

sub·ger·mi·nal, adjective

sub·ger·mi·nal·ly, adverb

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noun

(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.

(italics) a novel (1884) by Émile Zola.

Origin:
< French; see germinal

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germinal (ˈdʒɜːmɪn^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or like germs or a germ cell
2.	of, or in the earliest stage of development; embryonic

[C19: from New Latin germinālis, from Latin germen bud; see germ]

'germinally

—*adv*

Germinal (ʒɛrminal)

—n
	the month of buds: the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, from March 22 to April 20

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Word Origin & History

germinal

1808, from L. germen (gen. germinis) "sprout, bud;" see germ.

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germinal ger·mi·nal (jûr'mə-nəl)
adj.