Meaning & use
germane
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Relevant or closely connected to the matter being discussed.
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Please keep your comments germane to the topic of the meeting.
The lawyer objected that the question wasn't germane to the case.
A note on using this word
More formal than 'relevant'; typically used in written or spoken argument rather than casual conversation.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
irrelevantunrelated
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