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germanic

1

[jer-man-ik, -mey-nik]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. of or containing germanium, especially in the tetravalent state.



Germanic

2

[jer-man-ik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.

  2. German.

  3. of, relating to, or noting the Germanic branch of languages.

noun

  1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language. Gmc, Gmc.

  2. Proto-Germanic.

  3. an ancient Indo-European language, the immediate linguistic ancestor of the Germanic languages. Gmc, Gmc.

Germanic

1

/ ɜːˈæɪ /

noun

  1. Gmc.a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes English, Dutch, German, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic See East Germanic West Germanic North Germanic

  2. the unrecorded language from which all of these languages developed; Proto-Germanic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, denoting, or relating to this group of languages

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany, the German language, or any people that speaks a Germanic language

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

germanic

2

/ ɜːˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of or containing germanium in the tetravalent state

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Germanically adverb
  • anti-Germanic adjective
  • non-Germanic adjective
  • pre-Germanic adjective
  • pro-Germanic adjective
  • pseudo-Germanic adjective
  • trans-Germanic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of germanic1

First recorded in 1885–90; german(ium) + -ic

Origin of germanic2

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ұԾܲ “pertaining to Germany or the Germans”; German, -ic
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Example Sentences

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"It's a remarkable mixture - a vessel from the southern, classical world containing the remains of a very northern, very Germanic cremation," she said.

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The day before Germany’s 1937 “degenerate” art exhibit debuted, Hitler opened another art show, also in Munich — an apotheosis of Germanic taste, the “great German art exhibition.”

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There is a strong connection to the local identity, a mix of French and Germanic culture.

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Prof Heather wants to use it to investigate what he describes as one of European history's biggest mysteries: why central and eastern Europe changed from being Germanic speaking to Slavic speaking, 1,500 years ago.

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The remake of the silent horror classic pits Von Franz against Bill Skarsgård’s ghastly Count Orlok, the Dracula figure in this Germanic riff on Bram Stoker’s vampire tale.

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