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germinal

/ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
ger-mi-nal
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to spring

adj

Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.

adj

Relating to a plant ovary.

adj

Serving as a point of origin; formative.

adj

Highly influential; seminal.

name

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“seed”) + -al.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/
  • British English: /ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/

Inflected Forms

more germinal (comparative) most germinal (superlative) Germinals (plural)

Derived Forms

abgerminal adgerminal autogerminal bigerminal germinally nongerminal postgerminal subgerminal

Phrases

germinal cell germinal center germinal centre germinal disc germinal disk germinal epithelium germinal matrix germinal membrane

Frequently Paired Words

franc germinal

Synonyms

vernal seminal originative

Questions

How do you pronounce germinal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/.
What does germinal mean?
Relating to spring
Where does germinal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce germinal

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