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germinal
[ jur-muh-nl ]
/ ˈdʒɜr mə nl /
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Origin of germinal
OTHER WORDS FROM germinal
ger·mi·nal·ly, adverbnon·ger·mi·nal, adjectivesub·ger·mi·nal, adjectivesub·ger·mi·nal·ly, adverbWords nearby germinal
germ cell, germen, germfree, germicide, germinability, germinal, germinal disk, germinal vesicle, germinant, germinate, germination
Other definitions for germinal (2 of 2)
Germinal
[ jur-muh-nl; French zher-mee-nal ]
/ ˈdʒɜr mə nl; French ʒɛr miˈnal /
noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
(italics) a novel (1884) by Émile Zola.
Origin of Germinal
From French; see origin at germinal
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British Dictionary definitions for germinal (1 of 2)
germinal
/ (ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or like germs or a germ cell
of, or in the earliest stage of development; embryonic
Derived forms of germinal
germinally, adverbWord Origin for germinal
C19: from New Latin germinālis, from Latin germen bud; see germ
British Dictionary definitions for germinal (2 of 2)
Germinal
/ French (ʒɛrminal) /
noun
the month of buds: the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, from March 22 to April 20
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