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Definition of germane adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

germane

adjective

NAmE//dʒərˈmeɪn//

[not usually before noun] germane (to something) (formal)

(of ideas, remarks, etc.) connected with something in an important or appropriate way synonym relevant remarks that are germane to the discussion

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