what does Germanic mean?
GERMANIC as NOUN
- Meaning
- a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
- members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
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Hypernyms(s) Germanic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GERMANIC as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of a more or less German nature
- somewhat German
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- Germanic peoples
- his Germanic nature
- formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness
Pertainym(s)
- Meaning
- of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
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Usage Example(s)
- Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British
- Germanic mythology
Pertainym(s)
- Meaning
- of or relating to the language of Germans
Usage Example(s)
- the Germanic sound shifts
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