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germinal
1[ jur-muh-nl ]
Germinal
2[ jur-muh-nl; French zher-mee-nal ]
noun
- (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- (italics) a novel (1884) by Émile Zola.
Germinal
1/ ʒɛrminal /
noun
- the month of buds: the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, from March 22 to April 20
germinal
2/ ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or like germs or a germ cell
- of, or in the earliest stage of development; embryonic
Derived Forms
- ˈgerminally, adverb
Other Words From
- germi·nal·ly adverb
- non·germi·nal adjective
- sub·germi·nal adjective
- sub·germi·nal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of germinal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of germinal1
Example Sentences
My worry is that psychedelics may intensify attitudes that were already present in some germinal form.
But the most fascinating sections are the germinal passages upon which Agee would build and elaborate in the final version.
Germinal by Émile Zola My favorite reportorial 19th-century novel.
From the germinal impression of a description, all the details grow; to this primary impression they all contribute.
In a one-celled individual, there is no distinction between germinal and bodily functions.
In the youngest egg which I had, the germinal disc was already divided into four segments by two furrows at right angles.
The furrows in this case reached quite to the edge of the germinal disc.
Where it cuts the surface it forms the zone of lighter colour immediately surrounding the germinal disc.
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