germanic

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germanic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.
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  Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See
     German, n.]
     1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.
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     2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]
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germanic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Germanic
      adj 1: of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic
             sound shifts"
      2: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages;
         "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and
         British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: Teutonic, Germanic]
      n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members
           that are spoken currently fall into two major groups:
           Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: Germanic, Germanic language
           ]