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germen

ger·men
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jur-muh n]
    • /ˈdʒɜr mən/
    • /dʒˈɜːmen/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jur-muh n]
    • /ˈdʒɜr mən/

Definitions of germen word

  • noun plural germen a germ. 1
  • noun germen The basic form of an organism; the seed or germ. 1
  • noun germen the mass of undifferentiated cells that gives rise to the germ cells 0
  • noun germen a rudimentary form; embryo 0

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Origin of germen

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
From Latin, dating back to 1595-1605; See origin at germ

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Parts of speech for Germen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

germen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

germen usage trend in Literature

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