Usually means: Relevant and appropriate to subject.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word germane:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. germane: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. germane: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. germane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. germane: Collins English Dictionary
  5. germane: Vocabulary.com
  6. Germane, germane: Wordnik
  7. germane: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. germane: Wiktionary
  9. germane: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. germane: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. germane: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Germane, germane: Dictionary.com
  13. germane: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Germane: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Germane: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. germane: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. Germane: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. germane: Free Dictionary
  19. germane: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. germane: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. germane: Webster's New World Law Dictionary
  2. C-SPAN Congressional Glossary (No longer online)
  3. germane: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. germane: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. germane: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See germanely as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
noun:  (inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄
noun:  (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound.

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