germinal

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see also: Germinal

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Adjective

germinal

1. Relating to spring
2. Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.
3. (botany) Relating to a plant ovary
4. (figuratively) Serving as a point of origin; formative.

   My upbringing was the germinal idea behind the opera.

5. (figuratively) Highly influential; seminal.

Synonyms

• (relating to spring) vernal
• (relating to seed) seminal
• (influential) seminal

Translations

• Spanish: germinal

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Germinal

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdʒɝmənəl/

Proper noun

1. (historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

Translations

• French: germinal
• German: Germinal, Keimmonat
• Italian: germinale, (rare) germile
• Portuguese: germinal
• Russian: жермина́ль
• Spanish: germinal

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