Looking for the meaning of the word GERMANE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of GERMANE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Germane
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: variant of german, with which it was synonymous from Middle English. The current sense has arisen from a usage in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒəːˈmeɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relevant to a subject under consideration
Short Definition:relevant to subject under consideration
Examples:- that is not germane to our theme
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 13
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 10
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 10
