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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Germane \Ger*mane"\, a. [See {German} akin, nearly related.] Literally, near akin; hence closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant. The phrase would be more germane to the matter. --Shak. [An amendment] must be germane. --Barclay (Digest). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: germane adj : having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue" [syn: {germane(p)}, {related}]
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