germane : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: germane	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for germane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
germane adj relevant and appropriate; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Germane \Germane"\, a. [See {German} akin, nearly related.] Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant. The phrase would be more germane* to the matter. --Shak. [An amendment] must be germane. --Barclay (Digest).