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ger·mi·nal G0104200 (jûr′mə-nəl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development: was active in the germinal stages of the space program. [French, from Latin germen, germin-, sprout, bud; see genə- in Indo-European roots.] ger′mi·nal·ly adv.germinal (ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl) adj1. (Pathology) of, relating to, or like germs or a germ cell2. of, or in the earliest stage of development; embryonic[C19: from New Latin germinālis, from Latin germen bud; see germ] ˈgerminally adv
Germinal (ʒɛrminal) n (Historical Terms) the month of buds: the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, from March 22 to April 20ger•mi•nal (ˈdʒɜr mə nl) 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. [1800–10; (< French) < Latin germin-, s. of germen sprout, bud (see germ) + -al1] ger′mi•nal•ly, adv. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Germinal - seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of budsRevolutionary calendar - the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792Revolutionary calendar month - a month in the Revolutionary calendar | Adj. | 1. | germinal - containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"originative, seminaloriginal - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" | TranslationsGerminal
Germinalconflict of capital vs. labor: miners strike en masse. [Fr. Lit.: Germinal]See: Riot
Germinalportrays the sufferings of workers in the French mines. [Fr. Lit.: Zola Germinal]See: Social Protestgerminal
ger·mi·nal (jer'mi-năl), Relating to a germ or, in botany, to germination.germinal (jûr′mə-nəl)adj. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell. ger′mi·nal·ly adv.ger·mi·nal (jĕr'mi-năl) Relating to a germ or, in botany, to germination. Germinal Related to Germinal: germinal epithelium, Germinal center, germinal stageWords related to Germinalnoun seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April)Related Words- Revolutionary calendar
- Revolutionary calendar month
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