ger|mi|nal

ger|mi|nal
ger|mi|nal «JUR muh nuhl», adjective.
1. of or like germs or germ cells.
2. Figurative. in the earliest stage of development: »

Those germinal ideas…had been sprouting under cover (George Eliot).

SYNONYM(S): elementary, rudimentary.
[< New Latin germinalis < Latin germen, -inis sprout, bud]
ger´mi|nal|ly, adverb.
Ger|mi|nal «zhehr mee NAL, JEHR muh nuhl», noun.
(in the calendar of the first French Republic) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
[< French Germinal < Latin germen, -inis sprout, bud]

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  • ger´mi|nal|ly — ger|mi|nal «JUR muh nuhl», adjective. 1. of or like germs or germ cells. 2. Figurative. in the earliest stage of development: »Those germinal ideas…had been sprouting under cover (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): elementary, rudimentary. ╂[< New… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ger|mi|nal — «JUR muh nuhl», adjective. 1. of or like germs or germ cells. 2. Figurative. in the earliest stage of development: »Those germinal ideas…had been sprouting under cover (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): elementary, rudimentary. ╂[< New Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nal — ab·ac·ti·nal; ab·dom·i·nal·ly; ab·orig·i·nal·i·ty; ab·orig·i·nal·ly; acli·nal; ac·ti·nal; ac·ti·nal; ad·nom·i·nal; ad·re·nal·ec·to·mize; ad·re·nal·ec·to·my; af·fi·nal; ag·o·nal; agui·nal·do; al·ka·nal; al·ti·tu·di·nal; alum·nal; am·mo·nal;… …   English syllables

  • ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… …   English syllables

  • germinal — ger·mi·nal …   English syllables

  • germinally — ger·mi·nal·ly …   English syllables

  • germinal — ger|mi|nal 〈Adj.; Biol.〉 Keim od. Geschlecht betreffend, zu ihm gehörig [zu lat. germen „Keim, Spross“] * * * I Germinal   [ʒɛrmi nal; französisch »Keimmonat«] der, (s)/ s, der 7. Monat des Kalenders der Französischen Revolution (21.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • germinal — ger•mi•nal [[t]ˈdʒɜr mə nl[/t]] adj. 1) being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas[/ex] 2) of or pertaining to a germ or germs 3) of the nature of a germ or germ cell • Etymology: 1800–10; (< F) < L germin , s. of germen… …   From formal English to slang

  • Germinaldrüsen — Ger|mi|nal|drü|sen [gɛ...] <Pl.> (Biol.): Keim od. Geschlechtsdrüsen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • germinal — ger|mi|nal Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

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