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Germanic Definition

Ger·manic (jər man′ik)

adjective

  1. Now Rare German
  2. designating or of a group of N European peoples including the Germans, Scandinavians, Dutch, English, etc., or the peoples from whom they are descended
  3. designating or of the language group Germanic

Etymology: L Germanicus, of the Germans: orig. applied to a particular tribe, prob. Celtic

noun

  1. Obsolete Proto-Germanic
  2. a principal branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising the languages descended from Proto-Germanic: it is divided into three groups

Germanic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • male: A whole exhibited efficient germanic male they are being sporting event the.