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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
germane
    adj 1: relevant and appropriate; "he asks questions that are
           germane and central to the issue"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Germane \Ger*mane"\, a. [See German akin, nearly related.]
   Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or
   fitting; relevant.
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         The phrase would be more germane to the matter. --Shak.
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         [An amendment] must be germane.          --Barclay
                                                  (Digest).
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Thesaurus Results for Germane:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
a propos, ad rem, admissible, affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos, avuncular, belonging, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, german, in point, involving, kindred, material, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, patrilateral, patrilineal, patroclinous, pertaining, pertinent, related, relevant, sib, sibling, to the point, to the purpose, uterine
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