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GERMANIC
Teutonic, Germanic
(adjective) of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; “Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British”; “Germanic mythology”
Germanic
(adjective) of or relating to the language of Germans; “the Germanic sound shifts”
Germanic, Germanic language
(noun) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Germanic
(linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages such as Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Yiddish, and Scandinavian languages developed.
Synonyms: Proto-Germanic, Common Germanic
(linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from Germanic.
Adjective
Germanic (comparative more Germanic, superlative most Germanic)
Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
(linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
Having German characteristics.
Synonyms: German, Teutonic
Noun
Germanic (plural Germanics)
(history) A native of Germania.
Synonym: Germanian
Anagrams
• amercing, creaming
Etymology
Adjective
germanic (not comparable)
Of or containing germanium.
Containing germanium with a valence of 4.
Anagrams
• amercing, creaming
Source: Wiktionary
Ger*man"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.
Ger*man"ic, a. Etym: [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See German, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.
2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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