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- [jur-muh-ney-tiv, -muh-nuh-tiv]
- /ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -mə nə tɪv/
- /dʒˈɜːmɪnətˌɪv/
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- [jur-muh-ney-tiv, -muh-nuh-tiv]
- /ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -mə nə tɪv/
Definitions of germinative word
- adjective germinative capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination. 1
- noun germinative Of or pertaining to germination. 1
- adjective germinative Having the ability to germinate. 0
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Origin of germinative
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; germinate + -ive
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Parts of speech for Germinative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
germinative popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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