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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to or containing, germanium. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. [L. Germanicus: cf F. germanique See {German}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as the Germanic confederacy. 2. Teutonic. [A loose sense] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Germanic adj 1: of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts" [syn: {Germanic}] 2: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: {Teutonic}, {Germanic}] 3: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness [syn: {German}, {Germanic}, {Teutonic}] n : a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: {Germanic}, {Germanic language}]
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