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ger•mi•nal
Pronunciation: (jûr'mu-nl), [key]—
adj.
1. being in the earliest stage of development:
germinal ideas.
2. of or pertaining to a germ or germs.
3. of the nature of a germ or germ cell.
Ger•mi•nal
Pronunciation: (jûr'mu-nl; Fr. zher-mē-nal'), [key]—
n.
1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
2. (
italics) a novel (1884) by Émile Zola.
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