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germane

Germane (adj) means Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

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Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
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Etymology

A variant form of german (“having the same parents; related”), adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet (see quotations at germaine).

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"germane" (adj) means related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

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