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Something that is germane to a situation or idea is connected with it in an important way. (FORMAL) ...the suppression of a number of documents which were very germane to the case... Fenton was a good listener, and his questions were germane. = relevant ADJ: oft ADJ to n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English germain, literally, having the same parents, from Anglo-French Date: 14th century 1. obsolete closely akin 2. being at once relevant and appropriate ; fitting omit details that are not ~ to the discussion Synonyms: see relevant • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (usu. foll. by to) relevant (to a subject under consideration). Derivatives germanely adv. germaneness n. Etymology: var. of GERMAN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. книж. уместный, подходящий germane remark —- уместное замечание a remark hardly germane to the question —- замечание, вряд ли (едва ли) уместное в данном случае this text is not germane to our subject —- этот текст не имеет отношения к нашей теме ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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