Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Germane"
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
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From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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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