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germanic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun germanic has 1 sense
- germanic(n = noun.communication) germanic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic; Array is a kind of indo-european, indo-european language, indo-hittite
has particulars: west germanic, west germanic language, proto-norse, old norse, nordic, norse, north germanic, north germanic language, scandinavian, scandinavian language, east germanic, east germanic language
Derived form adjective germanic2
Adjective germanic has 2 senses
- germanic(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts" Derived form noun german2
- germanic(a = adj.pert) teutonic - of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" Derived forms noun german2, noun germanic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
germanic, a.
Pertaining to, or containing, germanium. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy. [1913 Webster]
- Teutonic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
germanic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 having German characteristics.
2 hist. of the Germans.
3 of the Scandinavians, Anglo-Saxons, or Germans.
4 of the languages or language group called Germanic.
--n.
1 the branch of Indo-European languages including English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
2 the (unrecorded) early language from which other Germanic languages developed.
--adj.
1 having German characteristics.
2 hist. of the Germans.
3 of the Scandinavians, Anglo-Saxons, or Germans.
4 of the languages or language group called Germanic.
--n.
1 the branch of Indo-European languages including English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
2 the (unrecorded) early language from which other Germanic languages developed.
Idiom
East Germanic an extinct group including Gothic. North Germanic the Scandinavian languages. West Germanic a group including High and Low German, English, Frisian, and Dutch.
Etymology
L Germanicus (as GERMAN)
germanic, adj. Chem. of or containing germanium, esp. in its quadrivalent state.
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