Germane

a.

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Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant. The phrase would be more germane to the matter. - Shak. [An amendment] must be germane. - Barclay (Digest).

Adj.

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germane - having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue" Synonyms: related

a propos, ad rem, admissible, affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos, avuncular, belonging, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, german, in point, involving, kindred, material, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, patrilateral, patrilineal, patroclinous, pertaining, pertinent, related, relevant, sib, sibling, to the point, to the purpose, uterine